lyhennys

== Finnish == === Etymology === lyhentää +‎ -ys === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlyhenːys/, [ˈlyɦe̞nːys̠] Rhymes: -yhenːys Syllabification(key): ly‧hen‧nys Hyphenation(key): ly‧hen‧nys === Noun === lyhennys shortening (making something shorter) abbreviation (act or result of shortening or reducing) repayment, installment, amortization (paying back a part or the remaining part of a loan) (in particular, finance) amortization; reduction of loan principal (as opposed to interest payments) (art) foreshortening (usually with perspektiivin (“of the perspective”)) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “lyhennys”, 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 3 July 2023