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kranaatinheitin

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Finnish

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American soldiers firing a mortar
Finnish mortar squad ready to fire.

Etymology

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kranaatin (of a grenade) +‎ heitin (thrower); compare Swedish granatkastare, German Granatwerfer

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkrɑnɑːtinˌhei̯tin/, [ˈkrɑ̝nɑ̝ːt̪inˌhe̞i̯t̪in]
  • Rhymes: -eitin
  • Syllabification(key): kra‧naa‧tin‧hei‧tin
  • Hyphenation(key): kra‧naatin‧heitin

Noun

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kranaatinheitin

  1. mortar (muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon)

Usage notes

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  • The word kranaatinheitin refers to a modern weapon. Its historical predecessor is called mörssäri in Finnish.
  • In Finnish a mortar fires grenades (kranaatti), but in English it fires shells or bombs.

Declension

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Possessive forms of kranaatinheitin (Kotus type 33*C/kytkin, tt-t gradation)

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