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uutiskynnys

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Finnish

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Etymology

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uutis- (news) +‎ kynnys (threshold)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈuːtisˌkynːys/, [ˈuːt̪is̠ˌk̟ynːys̠]
  • Rhymes: -ynːys
  • Hyphenation(key): uutis‧kynnys

Noun

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uutiskynnys

  1. "newsworthiness threshold"; a figurative threshold that an event, etc. must surpass in order to be considered newsworthy
    ylittää uutiskynnysto be newsworthy (literally, “to exceed the newsworthiness threshold”)

Declension

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Possessive forms of uutiskynnys (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Further reading

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