elohopea

== Finnish == === Etymology === elo (“living”) +‎ hopea (“silver”), perhaps a calque of Latin argentum vivum (literally “living silver”). Coined by Finnish folk poetry researcher, translator and journalist Julius Krohn in 1860. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeloˌhopeɑ/, [ˈe̞lo̞ˌho̞pe̞ɑ̝] Rhymes: -opeɑ Syllabification(key): e‧lo‧ho‧pe‧a Hyphenation(key): elo‧hopea === Noun === elohopea mercury, quicksilver (Hg) (figuratively) thermometer (in which the level of mercury indicates temperature) (figuratively) lively thing or person, especially a child ==== Declension ==== ==== Hypernyms ==== (mercury): alkuaine, metalli ==== Coordinate terms ==== (mercury): Category:fi:Chemical elements, Category:fi:Metals ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “elohopea”, 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