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kontti.

traditional type of knapsack made of birch bark

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkontːi/[ˈko̞n̪t̪ːi]
  1. traditional type of knapsack made of birch bark

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kontti, possibly from Proto-Uralic *konte. Cognate to Karelian kontti and Livonian kōņtad (“testicles”).

noun/ˈkontːi/[ˈko̞n̪t̪ːi]
  1. container, shipping container (very large, typically metal, box used for transporting goods)

    dialectal
  2. container

    dialectal
Where this word comes from

< English container, also inspired by kontti (“traditional knapsack made of birchbark”).

noun/ˈkontːi/[ˈko̞n̪t̪ːi]
  1. foot, lower leg

    dialectal
  2. shinbone of a reindeer or horse

    dialectal
  3. A diagonal strut in the traditional Swedish roof truss design between the käpälä and the rafter.

    dialectal · historical
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kontti, possibly from Proto-Uralic *konte. Cognate to Estonian kont (“bone”).

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