elämänkatsomustieto
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of elämänkatsomus (“view of life”) + tieto (“knowledge”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈelæmænˌkɑtsomusˌtie̯to/, [ˈe̞læmæŋˌkɑ̝ts̠o̞mus̠ˌtie̞̯t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -ieto
- Hyphenation(key): elämän‧katsomus‧tieto
Noun
[edit]elämänkatsomustieto
- In Finnish public schools, a study subject for students who do not belong to a church and who do not want to study religion; includes philosophical subjects such as ethics and moral principles, and also different religions. Abbreviated as ET.
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “elämänkatsomustieto”, 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 2023-07-02