esiopetus

== Finnish == === Etymology === esi- (“pre-”) +‎ opetus (“education”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈesiˌopetus/, [ˈe̞s̠iˌo̞pe̞t̪us̠] Rhymes: -opetus Syllabification(key): e‧si‧o‧pe‧tus Hyphenation(key): esi‧ope‧tus === Noun === esiopetus pre-primary education (early education the year before compulsory schooling) ==== Usage notes ==== This is the year before compulsory education, referred to as kindergarten in the US and as reception in the UK. Translating the term as preschool is usually incorrect. (See the usage notes under esikoulu for more details.) The Finnish National Board of Education uses "pre-primary education" in its English texts. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “esiopetus”, 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