suuronnettomuus
Finnish
editEtymology
editsuur- + onnettomuus
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsuːrˌonːetːomuːs/, [ˈs̠uːrˌo̞nːe̞t̪ˌt̪o̞muːs̠]
- Rhymes: -omuːs
- Syllabification(key): suur‧on‧net‧to‧muus
Noun
editsuuronnettomuus
- a large-scale disaster with a great number of casualties and material destruction, a calamity, catastrophe
Usage notes
editThis term is used for concrete disasters. Other terms such as katastrofi may be used metaphorically.
Declension
editFurther reading
edit- “suuronnettomuus”, 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