viisaudenhammas
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
viisauden (“of wisdom”) + hammas (“tooth”); calque of Latin dēns sapientiae, probably through some intermediate language.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈʋiːsɑu̯denˌhɑmːɑs/, [ˈʋiːs̠ɑ̝u̯de̞nˌhɑ̝mːɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑmːɑs
- Syllabification(key): vii‧sau‧den‧ham‧mas
Noun[edit]
viisaudenhammas
- wisdom tooth (rearmost molar in humans)
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “viisaudenhammas”, 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