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pituus.

length (distance measured along the longest dimension of an object)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpituːs/[ˈpit̪uːs̠]
  1. length (distance measured along the longest dimension of an object)

  2. length, duration

  3. height (of a person: vertical distance from the ground to the highest part when standing)

    Pituuteni on 175 senttimetriä.
  4. longitude (angular distance east or west from Greenwich meridian; used in combination with itäinen (“eastern”) or läntinen (“western”))

    Sijaintimme on 21 astetta itäistä pituutta, 60 astetta pohjoista leveyttä.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *piduc, derived by the suffix -uus from the root *pite- (from Proto-Uralic *pide) from which pitkä is also derived.

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