kaamosmasennus
Finnish
editEtymology
editCompound of kaamos (“polar night”) + masennus (“depression”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkɑːmosˌmɑsenːus/, [ˈkɑ̝ːmo̞s̠ˌmɑ̝s̠e̞nːus̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑsenːus
- Syllabification(key): kaa‧mos‧ma‧sen‧nus
Noun
editkaamosmasennus
- winter depression, seasonal affective disorder (depression associated with lack of natural light in winter)
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “kaamosmasennus”, 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