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veruke

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Finnish

Etymology

Coined by Finnish explorer, historian and author Carl Axel Gottlund in 1828 into the standard language from the Savonian dialects. Unknown root veru- + -ke, possibly from a variant of vero (compare veroinen).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋerukeˣ/, [ˈʋe̞ruk̟e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -eruke
  • Syllabification(key): ve‧ru‧ke
  • Hyphenation(key): ve‧ru‧ke

Noun

veruke

  1. pretext, pretense (false, contrived, or assumed purpose or reason)
  2. excuse (explanation designed to avoid or alleviate guilt or negative judgment)

Declension

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

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