tähtitorni

== Finnish == === Etymology === tähti (“star”) +‎ torni (“tower”). First attested in Carl Helenius: Suomalainen ja ruozalainen sanakirja ("Finnish and Swedish Dictionary", 1838). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtæhtiˌtorni/, [ˈt̪æht̪iˌt̪o̞rni] Rhymes: -orni Syllabification(key): täh‧ti‧tor‧ni Hyphenation(key): tähti‧torni === Noun === tähtitorni observatory (building or tower-like part of a larger building equipped for observing celestial phenomena) ==== Usage notes ==== This term is used chiefly of smaller observatories, whereas the larger ones are usually called observatorio. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== observatorio === Further reading === “tähtitorni”, 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