mietiskely

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Finnish

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Etymology

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mietiskellä (to contemplate) +‎ -y

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmie̯tiskely/, [ˈmie̞̯t̪is̠ˌk̟e̞ly]
  • Rhymes: -ely
  • Hyphenation(key): mie‧tis‧ke‧ly

Noun

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mietiskely

  1. contemplation, rumination (state of being highly concentrated in thought)
  2. meditation (devotional exercise of contemplation)
  3. speculation (process of thinking or meditation)

Declension

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Possessive forms of mietiskely (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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