Finnish

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Etymology

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eloon +‎ jäänyt < jäädä eloon (to survive)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeloːnˌjæːnyt/, [ˈe̞lo̞ːnˌjæːnyt̪]
  • Rhymes: -æːnyt
  • Hyphenation(key): eloon‧jäänyt

Noun

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eloonjäänyt

  1. survivor (person who has survived something, especially if it has claimed the lives of other people)

Declension

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Possessive forms of eloonjäänyt (Kotus type 47/kuollut, no gradation)

Adjective

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eloonjäänyt

  1. surviving (who has survived something, especially if it has claimed the lives of other people)

Declension

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Possessive forms of eloonjäänyt (Kotus type 47/kuollut, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.