rinnus

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *rindus. Equivalent to rinta (“breast, chest”) +‎ -us. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrinːus/, [ˈrinːus̠] Rhymes: -inːus Syllabification(key): rin‧nus Hyphenation(key): rin‧nus === Noun === rinnus breast (section of clothing covering the breast area) (chiefly in the plural) one half (or both) halves of the front of a garment covering the breast/chest area the top of a shoe (especially behind the toes); vamp, upper (dated) synonym of rinnustin (“(equestrianism) breast strap; breast collar”) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “rinnus”, 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