tuntija

== Finnish == === Etymology === tuntea (“to know (well)”) +‎ -ja (“-er”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtuntijɑ/, [ˈt̪un̪t̪ijɑ̝] Rhymes: -untijɑ Syllabification(key): tun‧ti‧ja Hyphenation(key): tun‧ti‧ja === Noun === tuntija connoisseur (specialist of a given field whose opinion is valued, especially in matters of taste) ==== Usage notes ==== Often used with a modifier that specifies the field of expertise, e.g. viinintuntija (“a connoisseur of wines”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tuntija”, 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