tsaarinaikainen

== Finnish == === Etymology === tsaarin (“of the tsar”) +‎ aikainen (“from the times”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtsɑːrinˌɑi̯kɑi̯nen/, [ˈts̠ɑ̝ːrinˌɑ̝i̯kɑ̝i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -ɑikɑinen Syllabification(key): tsaa‧rin‧ai‧kai‧nen Hyphenation(key): tsaarin‧aikai‧nen === Adjective === tsaarinaikainen tsarist (from the time of the tsar in Russia) (mockingly) old-fashioned, outdated ==== Usage notes ==== Usually this term is understood to refer to the years 1809 - 1917 when Finland was an autonomous grand duchy of Russia. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “tsaarinaikainen”, 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