kuolema

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *koolëma, equivalent to kuolla (“to die”) +‎ -ma. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkuo̯lemɑ/, [ˈkuo̞̯le̞mɑ̝] Rhymes: -uolemɑ Syllabification(key): kuo‧le‧ma Hyphenation(key): kuo‧le‧ma === Noun === kuolema death, demise, decease Synonyms: (euphemistic) poismeno, (poetic) kuolo, (poetic, archaic) tuoni tuomita kuolemaan ― to sentence to death / to condemn to death olla kuolemaisillaan ― to be at death's door/dying/near death olla kuoleman kielissä ― to be at death's door tehdä kuolemaa ― to be dying ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “kuolema”, 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