diagonaalihiihto
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
diagonaalinen + hiihto, coined to differentiate the classic style of cross-country skiing in which the hands and legs are working diagonally and the skis are moved along parallel tracks from the newer discipline of luisteluhiihto (“ski skating, skate skiing”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈdiɑɡonɑːliˌhiːhto/, [ˈdiɑ̝ɡo̞ˌnɑ̝ːliˌhiːçt̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -iːhto
- Syllabification(key): di‧a‧go‧naa‧li‧hiih‧to
Noun edit
diagonaalihiihto (dated)
- classic skiing (style of cross-country skiing)
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Further reading edit
- “diagonaalihiihto”, 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