Finnish

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Etymology

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rauta (iron) +‎ rouva (lady)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯tɑˌrou̯ʋɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝ˌro̞u̯w(ː)ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ouʋɑ
  • Syllabification(key): rau‧ta‧rou‧va

Noun

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rautarouva

  1. A strong and powerful (in terms of influence) female; especially the former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher, known as the Iron Lady in English.

Declension

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Inflection of rautarouva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative rautarouva rautarouvat
genitive rautarouvan rautarouvien
partitive rautarouvaa rautarouvia
illative rautarouvaan rautarouviin
singular plural
nominative rautarouva rautarouvat
accusative nom. rautarouva rautarouvat
gen. rautarouvan
genitive rautarouvan rautarouvien
rautarouvain rare
partitive rautarouvaa rautarouvia
inessive rautarouvassa rautarouvissa
elative rautarouvasta rautarouvista
illative rautarouvaan rautarouviin
adessive rautarouvalla rautarouvilla
ablative rautarouvalta rautarouvilta
allative rautarouvalle rautarouville
essive rautarouvana rautarouvina
translative rautarouvaksi rautarouviksi
abessive rautarouvatta rautarouvitta
instructive rautarouvin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rautarouva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

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