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karhunpalvelus

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Finnish

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Etymology

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karhun (bear's) +‎ palvelus (service); possibly calque of German Bärendienst (disservice)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑrhunˌpɑlʋelus/, [ˈkɑ̝rhumˌpɑ̝lʋe̞lus̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlʋelus
  • Hyphenation(key): karhun‧palve‧lus

Noun

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karhunpalvelus

  1. disservice (something intended as service, but which turns out to be detrimental)
    Antamalla nuorelle runsasta taskurahaa saatamme tehdä hänelle karhunpalveluksen - hän ei opi tekemään työtä rahan eteen.
    By giving a youngster lavish pocket money we may end up doing him a disservice - he does not learn to work for his money.

Declension

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Possessive forms of karhunpalvelus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Further reading

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