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vanhus
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Finnish
Etymology
From vanha (“old”) + -us; dialectal variant of vanhuus that has become a concrete noun.
Pronunciation
Noun
vanhus
- senior, old person, elderly person
- Synonyms: ikäihminen, ikääntynyt, seniori
- Coordinate terms: lapsi (child), nuori (youth), aikuinen (adult)
Declension
Derived terms
Further reading
- “vanhus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 4 July 2023
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vanhuc, equivalent to vanha (“old”) + -us. Akin to Finnish vanhuus.
Pronunciation
Noun
vanhus (uncountable)
Declension
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