alkulohko

== Finnish == === Etymology === alku (“beginning”) +‎ lohko (“section, sector”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlkuˌlohko/, [ˈɑ̝lkuˌlo̞xko̞] Rhymes: -ohko Syllabification(key): al‧ku‧loh‧ko Hyphenation(key): alku‧lohko === Noun === alkulohko (sports) qualification group, group; also other terms may be used, depending on sport (in a tournament with multiple participants, any of the divisions into which the original participants are divided in order to select the participants to the finals) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “alkulohko”, 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 2 July 2023