itkuvirsi

== Finnish == === Etymology === From itku (“weep, crying”) +‎ virsi (“psalm”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈitkuˌʋirsi/, [ˈit̪kuˌʋirs̠i] Rhymes: -irsi Syllabification(key): it‧ku‧vir‧si Hyphenation(key): itku‧virsi === Noun === itkuvirsi a type of singing while crying in a specific context, e.g. wedding or funeral; common type of ethnic poetry among Finnic peoples until 20th century; a dirge, lament (humorous, derogatory) a piece of music one finds too depressing and not sufficiently upbeat (colloquial, derogatory) a whining, rant, complaint ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (traditional Finnic lament): itku === Further reading === “itkuvirsi”, 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