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toimenpide.

action, operation, measure, procedure (something done so as to accomplish a purpose)

10 characters4 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈtoi̯menˌpideˣ/[ˈt̪o̞i̯me̞mˌpide̞(ʔ)]
  1. action, operation, measure, procedure (something done so as to accomplish a purpose)

    On ryhdyttävä toimenpiteisiin ennen kuin on liian myöhäistä!
    Hammaspesu on tärkeä toimenpide karieksen torjumiseksi.
  2. procedure, operation, intervention (action taken or procedure performed; an operation)

    Toimenpide ei onnistunut ja potilas menehtyi.
Where this word comes from

toimen (“of an action or deed”, genitive) + pitää (“to hold, keep”) + -e, coined by Finnish linguist and author Reinhold von Becker in 1820 in the newspaper Turun Wiikko-Sanomat.

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