ajastaika

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *aigasta-aika, equivalent to ajast’ (“from time”, elative) +‎ aika (“time”); refers to the cyclical nature of time. The same derivation can be found in other Finnic languages as well; compare Votic aigassaika (Pummala), Estonian aasta. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑjɑstˌɑi̯kɑ/, [ˈɑ̝jɑ̝s̠tˌɑ̝i̯kɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑikɑ Syllabification(key): a‧jast‧ai‧ka Hyphenation(key): ajast‧aika === Noun === ajastaika (archaic) synonym of vuosi (“year”) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “ajastaika”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023