nurinkurinen
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== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
nurin + kuri + -inen; kuri probably chosen more for the fact that it rhymes than because of its meaning.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈnurinˌkurinen/, [ˈnuriŋˌkurine̞n]
Rhymes: -urinen
Syllabification(key): nu‧rin‧ku‧ri‧nen
Hyphenation(key): nurin‧kuri‧nen
=== Adjective ===
nurinkurinen (comparative nurinkurisempi, superlative nurinkurisin)
topsy-turvy (backwards or upside-down)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
nurinkurisesti
nurinkurisuus
=== Further reading ===
“nurinkurinen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023