lähtökuoppa

== Finnish == === Etymology === lähtö (“start”) +‎ kuoppa (“pit”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlæhtøˌkuo̯pːɑ/, [ˈlæht̪ø̞ˌkuo̞̯pːɑ̝] Rhymes: -uopːɑ Syllabification(key): läh‧tö‧kuop‧pa Hyphenation(key): lähtö‧kuoppa === Noun === lähtökuoppa (athletics, chiefly in the plural) a small hole in the ground into which a runner can fit the toe of their running shoe at the start of a heat (figuratively, in the plural) bullpen (the state of being ready to start) olla lähtökuopissa ― to be ready to start, to be in the bullpen ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “lähtökuopat”, 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 1 December 2023