äidinkielenopettaja
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
äidinkielen (“of mother tongue”) + opettaja (“teacher”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈæi̯dinˌkie̯lenˌopetːɑjɑ/, [ˈæi̯diŋˌk̟ie̞̯le̞nˌo̞pe̞t̪ˌt̪ɑ̝jɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
- Syllabification(key): äi‧din‧kie‧len‧o‧pet‧ta‧ja
Noun edit
äidinkielenopettaja
- A teacher of a student's mother tongue.
Usage notes edit
- In English-speaking countries the term "mother tongue teacher" is seldom used. Thus, a teacher who teaches English as mother tongue would normally be called "English teacher".
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “äidinkielenopettaja”, 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 2023-07-04