sivistys

== Finnish == === Etymology === sivistää (“to civilize”) +‎ -ys. Coined by Finnish linguist and author Reinhold von Becker in 1822. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsiʋistys/, [ˈs̠iʋis̠tys̠] Rhymes: -iʋistys Syllabification(key): si‧vis‧tys Hyphenation(key): si‧vis‧tys === Noun === sivistys learning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition, cultivation, civilization civilization (human society) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “sivistys”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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