isoveli

== Finnish == === Etymology === iso (“big”) +‎ veli (“brother”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈisoˌʋeli/, [ˈis̠o̞ˌʋe̞li] Rhymes: -eli Syllabification(key): i‧so‧ve‧li Hyphenation(key): iso‧veli === Noun === isoveli big brother (somebody's elder brother) Big Brother (unwarranted and invasive government surveillance of its citizens) ==== Usage notes ==== In the sense "Big Brother", also spelled with a capital "I". ==== Declension ==== === See also === isosisko pikkusisko pikkuveli === Further reading === “isoveli”, 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