helkavirsi

== Finnish == === Etymology === From helka- +‎ virsi (“song, choral”); see helkajuhla for the initial component. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhelkɑˌʋirsi/, [ˈhe̞lkɑ̝ˌʋirs̠i] Rhymes: -irsi Syllabification(key): hel‧ka‧vir‧si Hyphenation(key): helka‧virsi === Noun === helkavirsi Finnish poem in the Kalevala meter (trochaic tetrameter), especially one sung in a helkajuhla. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “helkavirsi”, 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 === Anagrams === lihakirves