tarkoitus

== Finnish == === Etymology === tarkoittaa (“to mean, signify; to intend”) +‎ -us === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑrkoi̯tus/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝rko̞i̯t̪us̠] Rhymes: -ɑrkoitus Syllabification(key): tar‧koi‧tus Hyphenation(key): tar‧koi‧tus === Noun === tarkoitus end, purpose, cause hyvään tarkoitukseen ― for a good cause intention, intent, goal [with first infinitive ‘to do’] purpose, meaning, significance function, purpose, role (what something does or is used for) (linguistics) skopos ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tarkoitus”, 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 === irtotasku, kartoitus, sikarutto