jalkapalloilija
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
jalkapallo (“soccer, football”) + -illa + -ja
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈjɑlkɑˌpɑlːoi̯lijɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝lkɑ̝ˌpɑ̝lːo̞i̯ˌlijɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ijɑ
- Syllabification(key): jal‧ka‧pal‧loi‧li‧ja
Noun edit
jalkapalloilija
- footballer (British); football player (Britain), soccer player (US, Canada, Australia)
- (American football) football player
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “jalkapalloilija”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02