kenraaliharjoitus
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Compound of kenraali + harjoitus. This is probably originally a misconception of Swedish generalrepetition (“dress rehearsal”). In Swedish as well as in English the word "general" means both a military rank and "concerned with, applicable to, or affecting the whole", whereas in Finnish kenraali is used in this sense only in this term.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈkenrɑːliˌhɑrjoi̯tus/, [ˈk̟e̞nrɑ̝ːliˌhɑ̝rjo̞i̯t̪us̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑrjoitus
- Syllabification(key): ken‧raa‧li‧har‧joi‧tus
Noun[edit]
kenraaliharjoitus
- (theater) dress rehearsal (final rehearsal before a performance, with everything (dresses, lights, music..) as it will be in the actual performance)
Usage notes[edit]
- kenraaliharjoitus may be preceded by one or more pukuharjoitus in which the actors are dressed up but some other elements of the final performance may be missing.
Declension[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kenraaliharjoitus”, 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