elintasokilpailu
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
elintaso (“living standard”) + kilpailu (“competition”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈelinˌtɑsoˌkilpɑi̯lu/, [ˈe̞lin̪ˌt̪ɑ̝s̠o̞ˌk̟ilpɑ̝i̯lu]
- Rhymes: -ilpɑilu
- Syllabification(key): e‧lin‧ta‧so‧kil‧pai‧lu
Noun[edit]
elintasokilpailu
- living standard competition, keeping up with the Joneses (race to improve and particularly to show the improvement of one's living standard)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “elintasokilpailu”, 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