aurinkokuivata

== Finnish == === Etymology === aurinko (“sun”) +‎ kuivata (“to dry”), back-formation from aurinkokuivattu (“sun-dried”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯riŋkoˌkui̯ʋɑtɑˣ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯riŋko̞ˌkui̯ʋɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)] Rhymes: -uiʋɑtɑ Syllabification(key): au‧rin‧ko‧kui‧va‧ta Hyphenation(key): au‧rinko‧kuiva‧ta === Verb === aurinkokuivata to sun-dry ==== Usage notes ==== This verb, as well as the English "sun-dry", is chiefly used of drying foodstuffs. For other items one would prefer the expression kuivata auringossa (“to dry in the sun”). ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “aurinkokuivata”, 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