tarkka-ampuja

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === tarkkampuja, tarkk’ampuja (dated) === Etymology === tarkka (“sharp”) +‎ ampuja (“shooter”), perhaps a calque of German Scharfschütze === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑrkːɑˌ(ʔ)ɑmpujɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝rkːɑ̝ˌ(ʔ)ɑ̝mpujɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑmpujɑ Syllabification(key): tark‧ka‧am‧pu‧ja Hyphenation(key): tarkka‧ampu‧ja === Noun === tarkka-ampuja sniper, marksman, sharpshooter, especially a soldier or police officer with proper training ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== sala-ampuja === Further reading === “tarkka-ampuja”, 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