hyvää venetsialaista

Finnish

Etymology

From hyvä (“good”) + venetsialainen (“Venetian festival”), both in partitive singular (despite venetsialaiset typically being pluralia tantum). Compare such expressions as hyvää joulua (“merry Christmas”) and hyvää syntymäpäivää (“happy birthday”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈhyʋæː ˈʋenetsiɑlɑi̯stɑ/, [ˈhyʋæː ˈʋe̞ne̞ts̠iɑ̝ˌlɑ̝i̯s̠tɑ̝]

Phrase

hyvää venetsialaista

happy Venetian festival (used to express good wishes during venetsialaiset)