salakuunnella
Finnish
editEtymology
editFrom sala- (“secret”) + kuunnella (“to listen”).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsɑlɑˌkuːnːelːɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lɑ̝ˌkuːnːe̞lːɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -uːnːelːɑ
- Syllabification(key): sa‧la‧kuun‧nel‧la
Verb
editsalakuunnella
- to eavesdrop, listen in (to listen to a conversation one is not intended to hear)
- to tap, wiretap (to place a listening or recording device on a telephone or wired connection)
Conjugation
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editFurther reading
edit- “salakuunnella”, 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