kirjasto

== Finnish == === Etymology === kirja (“book”) +‎ -sto (collective noun suffix). Coined by Finnish explorer, historian and author Carl Axel Gottlund in 1828. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkirjɑsto/, [ˈk̟irjɑ̝s̠to̞] Rhymes: -irjɑsto Syllabification(key): kir‧jas‧to Hyphenation(key): kir‧jas‧to === Noun === kirjasto library (institution) public library (library provided as a public service) Synonym: yleinen kirjasto library (collection of books) Synonym: kirjakokoelma (computing) library (reusable collection of software routines) ==== Usage notes ==== The word kirjasto on its own usually refers to a public library, unless it is clear from the context that a private library is meant. For clarity, the terms yleinen kirjasto (“public library”) and yksityiskirjasto (“private library”) may be used. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “kirjasto”, 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 === Anagrams === korjasit