tunnus
التعريفات والمعاني
== Estonian ==
=== Etymology ===
tundma + -us
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtunːus/, [ˈtunːus]
Rhymes: -unːus
Hyphenation: tun‧nus
=== Noun ===
tunnus (genitive tunnuse, partitive tunnust)
attribute, characteristic, quality, sign
(linguistics) affix
==== Declension ====
=== References ===
tunnus in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
“tunnus”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
== Finnish ==
=== Etymology ===
tuntea (“to know (well)”) + -us, as if “that by which something is known well, recognized”
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˈtunːus/, [ˈt̪unːus̠]
Rhymes: -unːus
Syllabification(key): tun‧nus
Hyphenation(key): tun‧nus
=== Noun ===
tunnus
symbol, emblem, sign (representative symbol)
Synonym: merkki
insignia (symbol or token of power, status, or office)
seal (design or insignia associated with organization or official role)
mark (indication for reference or measurement)
motto
Synonyms: tunnuslause, tunnussana, motto
(linguistics) marker
(computing) username
(computing, in the plural) credentials
(radio, television) ident
(programming) identifier (formal name used in source code to refer to a variable, function, procedure, package, etc.)
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
tuntea
=== Further reading ===
“tunnus”, 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
== Ingrian ==
=== Etymology ===
From tuntaa (“to feel”) + -us. Akin to Finnish tunnus and Estonian tunnus.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtunːus/, [ˈtunːŭz̠]
(Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtunːus/, [ˈtunːuʒ̥]
Rhymes: -unːus
Hyphenation: tun‧nus
=== Noun ===
tunnus
attribute
==== Declension ====
==== Derived terms ====
=== References ===
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 608