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voimaurheilu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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voima +‎ urheilu

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋoi̯mɑˌurhei̯lu/, [ˈʋo̞i̯mɑ̝ˌurhe̞i̯lu]
  • Rhymes: -urheilu
  • Hyphenation(key): voima‧urhei‧lu

Noun

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voimaurheilu

  1. (sports) Those sports collectively which require great physical strength such as weightlifting, wrestling, boxing, martial arts and bodybuilding.

Declension

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

Synonyms

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  • atletiikka (dated)
  • voimailu (formerly understood to be synonymous, but now voimailu is often understood more narrowly to comprise only weightlifting and similar sports)