kiertelevä

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkie̯rteleʋæ/, [ˈk̟ie̞̯rt̪e̞ˌle̞ʋæ] Rhymes: -eʋæ Syllabification(key): kier‧te‧le‧vä Hyphenation(key): kier‧te‧le‧vä === Participle === kiertelevä present active participle of kierrellä === Adjective === kiertelevä (comparative kiertelevämpi, superlative kiertelevin) circuitous, roundabout, devious (of a long and winding route) indirect, roundabout, circumforaneous (unnecessarily complex) evasive, circumlocutionary (tending to avoid speaking openly) (figuratively) nomadic kiertelevä elämäntapa ― nomadic lifestyle ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (nomadic): paimentolais- ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kiertelevä”, 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