paastonaika
التعريفات والمعاني
== Finnish ==
=== Alternative forms ===
paastoaika
=== Etymology ===
paaston (“of fast”, genitive) + aika (“time”)
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈpɑːstonˌɑi̯kɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝ːs̠to̞nˌɑ̝i̯kɑ̝]
Rhymes: -ɑikɑ
Syllabification(key): paas‧ton‧ai‧ka
Hyphenation(key): paaston‧aika
=== Noun ===
paastonaika
Lent (period of penitence)
(loosely) fasting period
==== Declension ====
=== Further reading ===
“paastonaika”, 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