kalaverkko

== Finnish == === Etymology === kala (“fish”) +‎ verkko (“net”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑlɑˌʋerkːo/, [ˈkɑ̝lɑ̝ˌʋe̞rkːo̞] Rhymes: -erkːo Syllabification(key): ka‧la‧verk‧ko Hyphenation(key): kala‧verkko === Noun === kalaverkko fishing net, fishnet (net used to catch fish) ==== Usage notes ==== In Finnish, the word kalaverkko or just verkko usually refers to a simple, often flat, catching device with no or scarce supporting structure. Thus the term does not normally comprise e.g. fykes, hand nets or trawls. A fishnet may be named according to the type of fish primarily aimed at as catch: muikkuverkko, lohiverkko. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== verkko ==== Hyponyms ==== ==== See also ==== === Further reading === “kalaverkko”, 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