odotushuone

== Finnish == === Etymology === From odotus (“wait, waiting”) +‎ huone (“room”). For the contrast with odotussali, compare Swedish väntrum, väntsal. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈodotusˌhuo̯neˣ/, [ˈo̞do̞t̪us̠ˌhuo̞̯ne̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -uone Syllabification(key): o‧do‧tus‧huo‧ne Hyphenation(key): odotus‧huone === Noun === odotushuone waiting room (particularly at the doctor's office) Hypernym: odotustila (any waiting room) Coordinate term: odotussali (particularly at the train station) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “odotushuone”, 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