mannerjäätikkö

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Finnish

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Etymology

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manner (continent) +‎ jäätikkö (glacier)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑnːerˌjæːtikːø/, [ˈmɑ̝nːe̞rˌjæːt̪ikːø̞]
  • Rhymes: -æːtikːø
  • Hyphenation(key): manner‧jäätik‧kö

Noun

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mannerjäätikkö

  1. continental glacier, ice sheet (permanent body of ice that covers an area larger than 50,000 sq.km)
    Maapallolla on nykyään kaksi mannerjäätikköä, Grönlanti ja Antarktis.
    There are currently two continental glaciers on Earth: Greenland and Antarctica.

Declension

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Possessive forms of mannerjäätikkö (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation)

Further reading

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