toimintamaalaus
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
toiminta (“action”) + maalaus (“painting”), calque of English action painting
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈtoi̯mintɑˌmɑːlɑus/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯min̪t̪ɑ̝ˌmɑ̝ːlɑ̝us̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑːlɑus
- Syllabification(key): toi‧min‧ta‧maa‧la‧us
Noun[edit]
toimintamaalaus
- (art) action painting (genre of modern art in which the paint is dribbled, splashed or poured onto the canvas to obtain a spontaneous and totally abstract image)
- (art) action painting (painting produced in this style)