maanantaikappale
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]maanantai (“Monday”) + kappale (“piece”); referring to the common belief that products made on Monday are of lower than average quality
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmɑːnɑntɑi̯ˌkɑpːɑleˣ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːnɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝i̯ˌkɑ̝pːɑ̝le̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑpːɑle
- Hyphenation(key): maa‧nantai‧kappa‧le
Noun
[edit]maanantaikappale
- something made on Monday, dud, lemon (defective or inadequate item, especially in comparison with other basically similar products)
- Peugeot on surkea auto! --Ai, minun on ollut hyvin luotettava. --Ahaa, minulla taitaa sitten olla maanantaikappale.
- Peugeot is a lousy car! --Oh, mine has been very reliable. --Aha, I guess my car has been made on Monday then.
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “maanantaikappale”, 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 2023-07-03