nolkytluku

== Finnish == === Etymology === Reduced from the non-word *nollakymmentäluku, equivalent to “the aughties” and “the noughties” in English. Compare kasikytluku, ysikytluku, etc. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnolkytˌluku/, [ˈno̞lk̟yt̪ˌl̪uku] Rhymes: -uku Syllabification(key): nol‧kyt‧lu‧ku Hyphenation(key): nolkyt‧luku === Noun === nolkytluku (colloquial) synonym of ensikymmen (“the aughts, the '00s”) ==== Usage notes ==== It's more common to speak vaguely of kaksituhatluvun alku (“the early two thousands”), typically spelled 2000-luvun alku. ==== Declension ====