Finnish

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Etymology

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jähmettyä +‎ -minen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjæhmetːyminen/, [ˈjæhme̞t̪̚ˌt̪ymine̞n]
  • Rhymes: -yminen
  • Hyphenation(key): jäh‧met‧ty‧mi‧nen

Noun

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jähmettyminen

  1. verbal noun of jähmettyä
    1. solidification, freezing (of a liquid, turning into a solid)
    2. freezing (becoming motionless)
    3. petrification (losing ability to move due to fear)

Declension

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Possessive forms of jähmettyminen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Synonyms

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  • (turning into solid, used of water and similar substances): jäätyminen

Derived terms

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compounds