vuorokausi

== Finnish == === Etymology === vuoro (“turn”) +‎ kausi (“period”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋuo̯roˌkɑu̯si/, [ˈʋuo̞̯ro̞ˌkɑ̝u̯s̠i] Rhymes: -ɑusi Syllabification(key): vuo‧ro‧kau‧si Hyphenation(key): vuoro‧kausi === Noun === vuorokausi day, calendar day (period from midnight to midnight, as one day of the calendar) day, 24 hours (period of 24 hours, as a unit of time) (astronomy) day (rotational period of a planet) ==== Usage notes ==== The word vuorokausi on Earth means a period of 24 hours; see also päivä (“day”) which may also refer to the period of daylight. In Finnish, vuorokausi is commonly used where English uses multiples of "24 hours": kolme vuorokautta (“72 hours”). ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (period of 24 hours): päivä ==== Derived terms ==== ==== See also ==== vrk (abbreviation) === Further reading === “vuorokausi”, 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