kuolemankierre
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
kuoleman (“of death”) + kierre (“spiral”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkuo̯lemɑnˌkie̯rːeˣ/, [ˈkuo̞̯le̞mɑ̝ŋˌk̟ie̞̯rːe̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ierːe
- Syllabification(key): kuo‧le‧man‧kier‧re
Noun edit
kuolemankierre
- death spiral (situation or course of action of one who is on a path toward some sort of inevitable catastrophic failure)