väitöstilaisuus
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʋæi̯tøsˌtilɑi̯suːs/, [ˈʋæi̯t̪ø̞s̠ˌtilɑ̝i̯s̠uːs̠]
- Rhymes: -ilɑisuːs
- Syllabification(key): väi‧tös‧ti‧lai‧suus
Noun
editväitöstilaisuus
- (academic) thesis defense (public presentation in which a doctoral candidate defends his thesis towards an opponent)
Usage notes
edit- Translation "public defense" is commonly used in Finland and elsewhere in Northern Europe, but it does not appear to be too common in the English-speaking countries.
Declension
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See also
editFurther reading
edit- “väitöstilaisuus”, 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 2023-07-04