vapaussota

== Finnish == === Etymology === vapaus (“freedom”) +‎ sota (“war”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑpɑusˌsotɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝pɑ̝us̠ˌs̠o̞t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -otɑ Syllabification(key): va‧pa‧us‧so‧ta Hyphenation(key): va‧paus‧sota === Noun === vapaussota war of liberation The Finnish Civil War fought in the spring of 1918. Synonyms: see kansalaissota (see usage notes) ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “vapaussota”, 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