kranaatinheitin
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]kranaatin (“of a grenade”) + heitin (“thrower”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkrɑnɑːtinˌhei̯tin/, [ˈkrɑ̝nɑ̝ːt̪inˌhe̞i̯t̪in]
- Rhymes: -eitin
- Syllabification(key): kra‧naa‧tin‧hei‧tin
Noun
[edit]kranaatinheitin
- mortar (muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon)
Usage notes
[edit]- The word kranaatinheitin refers to a modern weapon. Its historical predecessor is called mörssäri in Finnish.
- In Finnish a mortar fires grenades (kranaatti), but in English it fires shells or bombs.
Declension
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]Coordinate terms
[edit]- kranaattiampumalaite (grenade launcher)
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kranaatinheitin”, 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 2023-07-02