erä

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See also era, eră, ēra, Era, ERA, -era, and -erà

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[edit] Finnish

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *erä (apart).[1]

[edit] Noun

erä

  1. item, entry
  2. A subdivision of many sports contests. Erä can be a time-limited part of a match between two parties or, where the number of contestants exceeds the capacity of the sports facillity, a competition between a subset of contestants. The translation into English varies by sport. Examples:
    period in icehockey
    round in boxing
    set in tennis
    heat in athletics

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  • Notes:
  1. ^ *Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005): Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja, Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X
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