alkuviikko

== Finnish == === Etymology === alku (“beginning”) +‎ viikko (“week”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑlkuˌʋiːkːo/, [ˈɑ̝lkuˌʋiːkːo̞] Rhymes: -iːkːo Syllabification(key): al‧ku‧viik‧ko Hyphenation(key): alku‧viikko === Noun === alkuviikko the beginning of a week, usually understood to include Monday and Tuesday (with locative cases) early week alkuviikolla ― (in/on) early in the week alkuviikosta ― from early in the week (in the plural) any of the first weeks of a longer period of time ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (beginning of a week): viikon alku (first weeks of a longer period of time): ensimmäiset viikot ==== Antonyms ==== loppuviikko ==== See also ==== keskiviikko viikonloppu === Further reading === “alkuviikko”, 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