elämänlanka

== Finnish == === Etymology === elämän (“of life”) +‎ lanka (“thread”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈelæmænˌlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈe̞læmænˌlɑ̝ŋkɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ Syllabification(key): e‧lä‧män‧lan‧ka Hyphenation(key): elämän‧lanka === Noun === elämänlanka thread of life (metaphor for the lifespan of an individual) lifeline (means or route for transporting indispensable supplies) (nautical) jackstay, jackline, lifeline (safety line on the deck of a boat) A plant of the genus Ipomoea. synonym of karhunköynnös (“Calystegia sepium”). ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “elämänlanka”, 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