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periaate.

principle

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈperiˌɑːteˣ/[ˈpe̞riˌɑ̝ːt̪e̞(ʔ)]
  1. principle

    toiminnan selkeät periaatteet
Where this word comes from

peri- (“very, to the core”) + aate (“ideology, thought”). First attested in Frans Ferdinand Ahlman: Ruotsalais-suomalainen sanakirja ("Swedish-Finnish Dictionary", 1865), in the modern sense first in 1867.

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