kenraaliharjoitus
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Compound of kenraali + harjoitus. This is probably originally a misconception of Swedish generalrepetition (“dress rehearsal”). In Swedish as well as in English the word "general" means both a military rank and "concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole", whereas in Finnish kenraali is used in the latter sense only in this term.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkenrɑːliˌhɑrjoi̯tus/, [ˈk̟e̞nrɑ̝ːliˌhɑ̝rjo̞i̯t̪us̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑrjoitus
- Hyphenation(key): ken‧raali‧harjoi‧tus
Noun
[edit]kenraaliharjoitus
- (theater) dress rehearsal (final rehearsal before a performance, with everything (dresses, lights, music..) as it will be in the actual performance)
Usage notes
[edit]- kenraaliharjoitus may be preceded by one or more pukuharjoitus in which the actors are dressed up but some other elements of the final performance may be missing.
Declension
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kenraaliharjoitus”, 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