paimenkirje

== Finnish == === Etymology === paimen (“shepherd”) +‎ kirje (“letter”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯menˌkirjeˣ/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯me̞ŋˌk̟irje̞(ʔ)] Rhymes: -irje Syllabification(key): pai‧men‧kir‧je Hyphenation(key): paimen‧kirje === Noun === paimenkirje pastoral letter, pastoral (letter of a pastor or bishop to his charge) (colloquial) circular letter, circular; especially if it contains advice for corrective action (colloquial) cease-and-desist letter, demand letter ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (circular): kiertokirje === Further reading === “paimenkirje”, 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