hilavitkutin

== Finnish == === Etymology === Possibly from the verbs hilata and vitkuttaa, as something like hila- +‎ vitkuttaa +‎ -in. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈhilɑˌʋitkutin/, [ˈhilɑ̝ˌʋit̪kut̪in] Rhymes: -itkutin Syllabification(key): hi‧la‧vit‧ku‧tin Hyphenation(key): hila‧vitku‧tin === Noun === hilavitkutin a contraption, thingamajig; an unspecified piece of apparatus, or one for which one does not know a real name ==== Usage notes ==== Although they can be considered synonyms, hilavitkutin would normally refer to something considerably more technically sophisticated than vehje or vekotin. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== vehje vekotin härpäke kilke pulautin mokkula === Further reading === “hilavitkutin”, 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