neljäntuulenlakki
Finnish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
neljän (“of four”) + tuulen (“of wind”) + lakki (“cap”); the cap has four "points" which are said to symbolize the winds blowing from four cardinal directions.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈneljænˌtuːlenˌlɑkːi/, [ˈne̞ljæn̪ˌt̪uːle̞nˌlɑ̝kːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑkːi
- Syllabification(key): nel‧jän‧tuu‧len‧lak‧ki
Noun edit
neljäntuulenlakki
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- “neljäntuulenlakki”, 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 2023-07-03