Ritola

Finnish

Etymology

(sense 2): From Ville Ritola, a Finnish long-distance runner who won 8 Olympic medals in the 1920s.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈritolɑ/, [ˈrit̪o̞lɑ̝]

Proper noun

Ritola

1. a surname
2. (humorous) escape, flight; used in the idiomatic expression ottaa Ritolat (“to run away, take to the hills, lit. take the Ritolas”).

Anagrams

• orilta