isoäiti

== Finnish == === Etymology === From iso (“big, grand”) +‎ äiti (“mother”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈisoˌæi̯ti/, [ˈis̠o̞ˌæi̯t̪i] Rhymes: -æiti Syllabification(key): i‧so‧äi‧ti Hyphenation(key): iso‧äiti === Noun === isoäiti grandmother Synonyms: mummo, (informal or dialectal) momma, mumma, mummi, mummu Coordinate term: see Thesaurus:isoisä (grandfather) ==== Usage notes ==== The word isoäiti may mean either maternal or paternal grandmother. If there's a need to be specific, one may use the words isänäiti (“paternal grandmother”) or äidinäiti (“maternal grandmother”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “isoäiti”, 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