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Stradivarius ‎(plural Stradivariuses or Stradivarii)

(music) A stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari.
(music) A violin made by another manufacturer, named to capitalise on the fame of the instruments made by Antonio Stradivari
A name invoked as a standard of excellence in unrelated fields
A Bath boat is the Stradivarius of destroyers!

stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family

Arabic: ^{(please verify)}ستراديفاريوس
Chinese:
Mandarin: 斯特拉迪瓦里琴 ‎(Sītèlādíwǎlǐ qín)
Estonian: stradivaarius
Finnish: stradivarius
French: stradivarius (fr) m
German: Stradivari (de) f, Stradivarius (de) f
Greek: Στραντιβάριους n ‎(Strantivárious)
Hebrew: סטרדיוואריוס
Italian: stradivario (it) m
Japanese: ストラディバリウス ‎(sutoradibariusu), ストラディバリ ‎(sutoradibari), ストラド ‎(sutorado)

standard of excellence

See also: Stradivarius

stradivarius

(music) Stradivarius (stringed instrument built by members of the Stradivari family, particularly Antonio Stradivari)
Stradivarius (standard of excellence in unrelated fields, sometimes exaggeratedly)
Tämä on kahvinkeitinten stradivarius.
This is the Stradivarius of coffeemakers.

Inflection of stradivarius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative		stradivarius	stradivariukset
genitive		stradivariuksen	stradivariusten stradivariuksien
partitive		stradivariusta	stradivariuksia
illative		stradivariukseen	stradivariuksiin
		singular	plural
nominative		stradivarius	stradivariukset
accusative	nom.	stradivarius	stradivariukset
accusative	gen.	stradivariuksen	stradivariukset
genitive		stradivariuksen	stradivariusten stradivariuksien
partitive		stradivariusta	stradivariuksia
inessive		stradivariuksessa	stradivariuksissa
elative		stradivariuksesta	stradivariuksista
illative		stradivariukseen	stradivariuksiin
adessive		stradivariuksella	stradivariuksilla
ablative		stradivariukselta	stradivariuksilta
allative		stradivariukselle	stradivariuksille
essive		stradivariuksena	stradivariuksina
translative		stradivariukseksi	stradivariuksiksi
instructive		—	stradivariuksin
abessive		stradivariuksetta	stradivariuksitta
comitative		—	stradivariuksineen