kalanruoto

== Finnish == === Etymology === kalan (“fish's”, genitive) +‎ ruoto (“bone of a fish”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑlɑnˌruo̯to/, [ˈkɑ̝lɑ̝nˌruo̞̯t̪o̞] Rhymes: -uoto Syllabification(key): ka‧lan‧ruo‧to Hyphenation(key): kalan‧ruoto === Noun === kalanruoto fishbone skeleton of a fish (in this sense often preceded by the word kokonainen (“entire”)) ==== Usage notes ==== The word ruoto alone means "fishbone", but it has other senses as well. kalanruoto is sometimes used to avoid ambiguity. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kalanruoto”, 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