vastarinta

== Finnish == === Etymology === vasta- +‎ rinta. Coined by Finnish professor, poet and scholar August Ahlqvist in 1845. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑˌrintɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ˌrin̪t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -intɑ Syllabification(key): vas‧ta‧rin‧ta Hyphenation(key): vasta‧rinta === Noun === vastarinta resistance (act of resisting, or the capacity to resist) tehdä vastarintaa ― to resist (literally, “to do resistance”) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “vastarinta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (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