avain

== Finnish == === Etymology === avata (“to open”) +‎ -in, literally "an opening tool, tool for opening". Compare Livvi avain, Veps avadim. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑʋɑi̯n/, [ˈɑ̝ʋɑ̝i̯n] Rhymes: -ɑʋɑin Syllabification(key): a‧vain Hyphenation(key): avain === Noun === avain key (device designed to open and close a lock) avaimet käteen -toimitus ― turnkey delivery (figuratively) key (crucial step) (telegraphy) key (device used to transmit Morse code) (chiefly in compounds) wrench, spanner (tool) jakoavain ― adjustable wrench / adjustable spanner kiintoavain ― non-adjustable wrench / non-adjustable spanner (music) clef (used especially in compound terms) Synonyms: klaavi, nuottiavain diskanttiavain ― treble clef g-avain ― G clef code (set of rules for converting information in a primitive form of cryptography) (cryptography) key (piece of information used to encode or decode) (computing, databases) key (field, potentially unique, used for lookup) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== lukko === Further reading === “avain”, 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 === Anagrams === aavin, aivan, ivaan, ivana, naiva, vaani == Livvi == === Etymology === From avata (“to open”) +‎ -in. Akin to Finnish avain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑʋɑi̯n/ Hyphenation: a‧vain Rhymes: -ɑʋɑi̯n === Noun === avain key ==== Declension ==== This noun needs an inflection-table template. === References === Olga Žarinova (2012), Pagizemmo Karjalakse [Let's speak Karelian], St Petersburg, →ISBN, page 10 Tatjana Boiko (2019), Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN, page 23