risteilijä

== Finnish == === Etymology === risteillä +‎ -jä === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈristei̯lijæ/, [ˈris̠te̞i̯ˌli(j)æ] Rhymes: -ijæ Syllabification(key): ris‧tei‧li‧jä Hyphenation(key): ris‧tei‧li‧jä === Noun === risteilijä (nautical, military) cruiser (class of warships) (nautical) cruiser (civilian yacht designed for cruising) (military slang) A plate or other container provided on a military mess table for collection of potato peels and other debris. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “risteilijä”, 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