seinäsammal
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]seinä (“wall”) + sammal (“moss”); thus called because this moss was traditionally used as sealant between the wall logs in log houses
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈsei̯næˌsɑmːɑl/, [ˈs̠e̞i̯næˌs̠ɑ̝mːɑ̝l]
- Rhymes: -ɑmːɑl
- Syllabification(key): sei‧nä‧sam‧mal
Noun
[edit]seinäsammal
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Further reading
[edit]- “seinäsammal”, 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