laiskansäie

== Finnish == === Etymology === laiskan (“slob's”, genitive) +‎ säie (“strand”), thus called because using an overly long length of yarn one saves the eventual effort of changing yarn in he middle of a job === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯skɑnˌsæi̯.eˣ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯s̠kɑ̝nˌs̠æi̯.e̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -æie Syllabification(key): lais‧kan‧säi‧e Hyphenation(key): laiskan‧säie === Noun === laiskansäie A length of yarn that is obviously too long for the sewing job at hand. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “laiskansäie”, 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