kehitysromaani
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
kehitys (“development”) + romaani (“novel”); calque of German Bildungsroman
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkehitysˌromɑːni/, [ˈk̟e̞ɦit̪ys̠ˌro̞mɑ̝ːni]
- Rhymes: -omɑːni
- Syllabification(key): ke‧hi‧tys‧ro‧maa‧ni
Noun edit
kehitysromaani
- bildungsroman (novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity)
Declension edit
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Further reading edit
- “kehitysromaani”, 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