oppikoulu

== Finnish == === Etymology === oppi (“study”) +‎ koulu (“school”). Coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen in 1845. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈopːiˌkou̯lu/, [ˈo̞pːiˌko̞u̯lu] Rhymes: -oulu Syllabification(key): op‧pi‧kou‧lu Hyphenation(key): oppi‧koulu === Noun === oppikoulu (historically) an eight-year-long grammar school after the four-year-long kansakoulu and passing an exam as part of a historical Finnish school system ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === lukio === Further reading === “oppikoulu”, 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