Finnish

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Etymology

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päivän (of day) +‎ tasaaja (equalizer). Coined by Finnish professor, poet and scholar August Ahlqvist in 1844.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpæi̯ʋænˌtɑsɑːjɑ/, [ˈpæi̯ʋæn̪ˌt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ːjɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsɑːjɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): päivän‧tasaa‧ja

Noun

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päiväntasaaja

  1. equator

Declension

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Possessive forms of päiväntasaaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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