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asiantuntija

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Finnish

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Etymology

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asian ((of) a thing, genitive) +‎ tuntija (knower, one who knows (well)). Coined by Finnish journalist, poet and translator Paavo Tikkanen as a calque of Swedish sakkännare.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑsiɑnˌtuntijɑ/, [ˈɑ̝s̠iɑ̝n̪ˌt̪un̪t̪i(j)ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -untijɑ
  • Syllabification(key): a‧si‧an‧tun‧ti‧ja
  • Hyphenation(key): asian‧tunti‧ja

Noun

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asiantuntija

  1. expert (person with extensive knowledge or ability)
  2. adept (one fully skilled or well versed in anything)

Declension

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Possessive forms of asiantuntija (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Itkonen, Terho (1990), “Toimivia välineitä. Paavo Tikkanen suomen kielen kehittäjänä”, in Kielikello[1] (in Finnish), volume 4/1990

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