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tuhatkunta

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Finnish

Etymology

tuhat (thousand) + kunta

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtuhɑtˌkuntɑ/, [ˈt̪uɦɑ̝t̪ˌkun̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -untɑ
  • Syllabification(key): tu‧hat‧kun‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): tuhat‧kunta

Numeral

tuhatkunta

  1. About one thousand.
    Kokoelmassani on tuhatkunta perhosta.
    There are about one thousand butterflies in my collection.
    Tuhatkunnasta seurattavasta osa on ihmisiä, jotka ovat saapuneet Suomeen turvapaikanhakijoina.
    Out of about one thousand people under surveillance some have arrived in Finland as asylum seekers.

Usage notes

Plural forms are rare and mostly found in archaic texts.

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...

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