avajaiset

== Finnish == === Etymology === ava- (“to open”) +‎ -jaiset === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑʋɑjɑi̯set/, [ˈɑ̝ʋɑ̝ˌjɑ̝i̯s̠e̞t̪] Rhymes: -ɑiset Syllabification(key): a‧va‧jai‧set Hyphenation(key): ava‧jai‧set === Noun === avajaiset pl opening, opening ceremony (formal commencement) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== vihkiäiset === Further reading === “avajaiset”, 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