kelirikko

== Finnish == === Etymology === From keli (“weather on the ground”) +‎ rikko (“breakage”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkeliˌrikːo/, [ˈk̟e̞liˌrikːo̞] Rhymes: -ikːo Syllabification(key): ke‧li‧rik‧ko Hyphenation(key): keli‧rikko === Noun === kelirikko mud season (time of year in cold climates when dirt roads turn impassable due to heavy rains, melting snow and/or thawing ground frost); similarly in waterways when ice is preventing use of boats but it is not strong enough to walk/drive Synonym: (dialectal) rospuutto road damage caused by a mud season ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kelirikko”, 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