takinkääntö

== Finnish == === Etymology === takin (“of a coat”) +‎ kääntö (“turn”), compare English turncoat === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑkinˌkæːntø/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝k̟iŋˌk̟æːn̪t̪ø̞] Rhymes: -æːntø Syllabification(key): ta‧kin‧kään‧tö Hyphenation(key): takin‧kääntö === Noun === takinkääntö volte-face, backflip, somersault, U-turn (reversal of policy, attitude or principle) tergiversation (act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (volte-face): lehmänkäännös ==== See also ==== takinkääntäjä === Further reading === “takinkääntö”, 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