esirippu

== Finnish == === Etymology === esi- (“fore-”) +‎ rippua (“to hang”, dialectal form of riippua) +‎ -u; attested since 1544, originally in the sense of “dividing curtain” or “veil”. Possible calque of Swedish förhängsle or förhänge. In its modern sense, coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1845. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈesiˌripːu/, [ˈe̞s̠iˌripːu] Rhymes: -ipːu Syllabification(key): e‧si‧rip‧pu Hyphenation(key): esi‧rippu === Noun === esirippu curtain (piece of cloth that separates the audience and the stage in a theater) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== verho === References === === Further reading === “esirippu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[3] (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 === sieppuri