elämänkatsomustieto
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Compound of elämänkatsomus (“view of life”) + tieto (“knowledge”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈelæmænˌkɑtsomusˌtie̯to/, [ˈe̞læmæŋˌkɑ̝ts̠o̞mus̠ˌtie̞̯t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -ieto
- Syllabification(key): e‧lä‧män‧kat‧so‧mus‧tie‧to
Noun edit
elämänkatsomustieto
- In Finnish public schools, a study subject for students who do not belong to a church and who do not want to study religion; includes philosophical subjects such as ethics and moral principles, and also different religions. Abbreviated as ET.
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “elämänkatsomustieto”, 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 2023-07-02