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Finnish

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Bread hanging in a pole from the ceiling of a farmhouse.

Etymology

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ruis (ruis) +‎ reikä (hole) +‎ leipä (bread)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrui̯sˌrei̯kæˌlei̯pæ/, [ˈrui̯s̠ˌre̞i̯k̟æˌle̞i̯pæ]
  • IPA(key): /ˈru.isˌrei̯kæˌlei̯pæ/, [ˈru.is̠ˌre̞i̯k̟æˌle̞i̯pæ]
  • Rhymes: -eipæ
  • Hyphenation(key): ruis‧reikä‧leipä

Noun

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ruisreikäleipä

  1. A type of flat rye bread that is baked with a hole in the middle; originally the purpose of the hole was to facilitate storage in horizontal poles so as to keep the bread safe from rodents.

Declension

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Possessive forms of ruisreikäleipä (Kotus type 10*E/koira, p-v gradation)