tempaus

== Finnish == === Etymology === temmata (“to snatch, yank, jerk”) +‎ -us === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtempɑus/, [ˈt̪e̞mpɑ̝us̠] Rhymes: -empɑus Syllabification(key): tem‧pa‧us Hyphenation(key): tem‧pa‧us === Noun === tempaus snatch, yank, jerk (an act of snatching, yanking or jerking) (weightlifting) snatch (the act of lifting a barbell overhead in one movement) escapade (daring or adventurous act; an undertaking which goes against convention) publicity stunt, stunt (Christianity) ellipsis of ylöstempaus (“the Rapture”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tempaus”, 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