piikki lihassa

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From piikki (thorn) + lihassa (in flesh); from the Bible, 2 Cor 12:7: ...there was given me a thorn in my flesh....

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːkːi ˈlihɑsːɑ/, [ˈpiːkːi ˈliɦɑ̝s̠ːɑ̝]

Noun

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piikki lihassa

  1. (idiomatic) thorn in the flesh (persistent annoyance)
    Olet ollut piikkinä lihassani jo viisi vuotta.
    You have been a thorn in my flesh already for five years.

Declension

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In practice this term may not be inflected in all cases.