alkuaine

== Finnish == === Etymology === alku (“beginning, origin”) +‎ aine (“matter”). Coined by Finnish priest Anders Gabriel Wikman in 1829. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlkuˌɑi̯neˣ/, [ˈɑ̝lkuˌɑ̝i̯ne̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑine Syllabification(key): al‧ku‧ai‧ne Hyphenation(key): alku‧aine === Noun === alkuaine (chemistry) chemical element, element (chemistry) elementary substance alkuainehiili ― elemental carbon ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “alkuaine”, 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