alkuluku

== Finnish == === Etymology === alku (“beginning”) +‎ luku (“number; chapter”). The mathematical sense is attested at least since 1909, possibly also earlier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlkuˌluku/, [ˈɑ̝lkuˌluku] Rhymes: -uku Syllabification(key): al‧ku‧lu‧ku Hyphenation(key): alku‧luku === Noun === alkuluku (number theory) prime number, prime a chapter from the beginning of a book, etc. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “alkuluku”, 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