veritankkaus

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Finnish

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Etymology

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veri (blood) +‎ tankkaus (fill-up)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋeriˌtɑŋkːɑus/, [ˈʋe̞riˌt̪ɑ̝ŋkːɑ̝us̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkːɑus
  • Syllabification(key): ve‧ri‧tank‧ka‧us

Noun

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veritankkaus

  1. (sports, doping) blood doping (the (illegal) practice of giving additional red blood cells to an athlete in order to improve his/her performance)

Declension

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

Further reading

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