lukukausi

== Finnish == === Etymology === luku +‎ kausi. Coined by Finnish journalist and lecturer Rietrik Polén in 1854. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlukuˌkɑu̯si/, [ˈlukuˌkɑ̝u̯s̠i] Rhymes: -ɑusi Syllabification(key): lu‧ku‧kau‧si Hyphenation(key): luku‧kausi === Noun === lukukausi term (division of an academic year) semester (term lasting roughly one half of an academic year) Hyponyms: syyslukukausi, kevätlukukausi trimester (term lasting roughly one third of an academic year) Hyponyms: syyslukukausi, kevätlukukausi, kesälukukausi ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “lukukausi”, 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 3 July 2023