karhunvatukka
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
karhun (“bear's”) + vatukka (“raspberry”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrhunˌʋɑtukːɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rhunˌʋɑ̝t̪ukːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑtukːɑ
- Syllabification(key): kar‧hun‧va‧tuk‧ka
Noun[edit]
karhunvatukka
- any of the Eurasian and North American Rubus (genus of raspberry) species that bear black brambles; blackberry, black raspberry etc. (the two species native to Finland are more specifically known as lehtovatukka (“Rubus pruinosus”) and sinivatukka (“Rubus caesius, European dewberry”))
- the fruit of such plant
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “karhunvatukka”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02