kardinaalimunaus

== Finnish == === Etymology === From kardinaali (“cardinal”) +‎ munaus (“screw up”, literally “egging”) through analogy with words such as kardinaalihyve and kardinaalisuunta. Perhaps chosen for the double meaning of the word kardinaali. Compare kenraalihyve. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑrdinɑːliˌmunɑus/, [ˈkɑ̝rdiˌnɑ̝ːliˌmunɑ̝us̠] Rhymes: -unɑus Syllabification(key): kar‧di‧naa‧li‧mu‧na‧us Hyphenation(key): kar‧di‧naali‧muna‧us === Noun === kardinaalimunaus (colloquial) An especially disastrous blunder. ==== Declension ==== === References === === Further reading === “kardinaalimunaus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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