nupukivi
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== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
nupu (“small, rounded stone”) + kivi (“stone”)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈnupuˌkiʋi/, [ˈnupuˌk̟iʋi]
Rhymes: -iʋi
Syllabification(key): nu‧pu‧ki‧vi
Hyphenation(key): nupu‧kivi
=== Noun ===
nupukivi
sett; Belgian block (rectangular paving stone)
==== Usage notes ====
Setts are sometimes erroneously called mukulakivi (“cobblestone”) (which is not so surprising, given the etymology of nupukivi).
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== See also ====
mukulakivi
noppakivi
=== Further reading ===
“nupukivi”, 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