taistelu

== Finnish == === Etymology === taistella (“to fight, battle”) +‎ -u. Coined by Finnish author and priest Antero Warelius in 1848. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑi̯stelu/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯s̠te̞lu] Rhymes: -ɑistelu Syllabification(key): tais‧te‧lu Hyphenation(key): tais‧te‧lu === Noun === taistelu [with elative ‘over, for (resources, etc.)’ and (genitive and/or possessive form +) puolesta ‘for (a side), on the side of’ and (partitive +) vastaan ‘against’] fight (occasion of fighting; physical confrontation) Synonym: tappelu struggle, fight, strife Synonym: kamppailu työläisten taistelu oikeuksiensa puolesta ― workers' struggle for their rights battle (general action, fight, or encounter; a combat) Waterloon taistelu ― the Battle of Waterloo taistelu Englannista ― the Battle of Britain combat (a battle; a fight) (military) engagement (actual instance of active hostilities) Synonym: taistelukosketus ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== taisto (poetic) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== taistelija taistella === Further reading === “taistelu”, 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 === Anagrams === etulasti, lietsuta, testailu