sporalogia

== Finnish == === Etymology === spora (“tram”) +‎ -logia (“-logy”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsporɑˌloɡiɑ/, [ˈs̠po̞rɑ̝ˌlo̞ɡiɑ̝] Rhymes: -oɡiɑ Syllabification(key): spo‧ra‧lo‧gi‧a Hyphenation(key): spora‧logia === Noun === sporalogia A parody of astrology invented by Finnish skeptic Nils Mustelin, consisting of predictions based on the positions of Helsinki trams at the moment a person is born. (The gravitational pull of a tram on a person is indeed stronger than that of the largest planets because it is so much closer.) ==== Usage notes ==== When necessary, sporalogia can be translated as "tramology" in English, but this isn't so far attestable as an English word. ==== Declension ====