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halventava

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Finnish

Etymology

halventaa (to disparage, defame, belittle, cheapen) + -va

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑlʋentɑʋɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝lʋe̞n̪ˌt̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): hal‧ven‧ta‧va
  • Hyphenation(key): hal‧ven‧ta‧va

Adjective

halventava (comparative halventavampi, superlative halventavin)

  1. derogatory, pejorative, contemptuous, disparaging, defamatory
  2. demeaning, debasing

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

Derived terms

Participle

halventava

  1. present active participle of halventaa

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