urheilija

== Finnish == === Etymology === urheilla (“to play sports”) +‎ -ja (“-er”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈurhei̯lijɑ/, [ˈurhe̞i̯ˌlijɑ̝] Rhymes: -ijɑ Syllabification(key): ur‧hei‧li‧ja Hyphenation(key): ur‧hei‧li‧ja === Noun === urheilija sportsman, sportswoman, sportsperson, athlete ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “urheilija”, 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 4 July 2023