kenraaliharjoitus
Finnish
editEtymology
editCompound of kenraali + harjoitus. This is probably originally a misconception of Swedish generalrepetition (“dress rehearsal”). In Swedish as well as in English the word "general" means both a military rank and "concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole", whereas in Finnish kenraali is used in the latter sense only in this term.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkenrɑːliˌhɑrjoi̯tus/, [ˈk̟e̞nrɑ̝ːliˌhɑ̝rjo̞i̯t̪us̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑrjoitus
- Syllabification(key): ken‧raa‧li‧har‧joi‧tus
Noun
editkenraaliharjoitus
- (theater) dress rehearsal (final rehearsal before a performance, with everything (dresses, lights, music..) as it will be in the actual performance)
Usage notes
edit- kenraaliharjoitus may be preceded by one or more pukuharjoitus in which the actors are dressed up but some other elements of the final performance may be missing.
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “kenraaliharjoitus”, 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