kiertoilmaisu
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkie̯rtoˌilmɑi̯su/, [ˈk̟ie̞̯rt̪o̞ˌilmɑ̝i̯s̠u]
- Rhymes: -ilmɑisu
- Hyphenation(key): kierto‧ilmai‧su
Noun
[edit]kiertoilmaisu
- A circumlocution (when saying something in another way, not necessarily euphemistically); a euphemism.
Declension
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- (a euphemism): eufemismi, kiertoilmaus
Further reading
[edit]- “kiertoilmaisu”, 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