kirjallisuus

== Finnish == === Etymology === kirjallinen (“literary”) +‎ -uus. Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1831, who, according to a story, coined it so that it could be used to name a new organization that would become the Finnish Literature Society (Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkirjɑlːisuːs/, [ˈk̟irjɑ̝lˌlis̠uːs̠] Rhymes: -isuːs Syllabification(key): kir‧jal‧li‧suus Hyphenation(key): kir‧jal‧li‧suus === Noun === kirjallisuus literature ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “kirjallisuus”, 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