Jump to content

odotushuone

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Finnish

[edit]
Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi

Etymology

[edit]

From odotus (wait, waiting) +‎ huone (room). For the contrast with odotussali, compare Swedish väntrum, väntsal.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈodotusˌhuo̯neˣ/, [ˈo̞do̞t̪us̠ˌhuo̞̯ne̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uone
  • Hyphenation(key): odotus‧huone

Noun

[edit]

odotushuone

  1. waiting room (particularly at the doctor's office)
    Hypernym: odotustila (any waiting room)
    Coordinate term: odotussali (particularly at the train station)

Declension

[edit]
Possessive forms of odotushuone (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

Further reading

[edit]