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kostautua.

to backfire, cost, be costly (fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune)

9 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈkostɑu̯tuɑˣ/[ˈko̞s̠tɑ̝u̯ˌt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to backfire, cost, be costly (fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune)

    figuratively · intransitive
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kostaa + -utua

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