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vaihde.

gear (particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, as in reverse gear)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋɑi̯hdeˣ/[ˈʋɑ̝i̯hde̞(ʔ)]
  1. gear (particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, as in reverse gear)

  2. switch, (set of) points (movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another)

  3. switch (system allowing the interconnection of lines, especially telephone)

  4. switch (system allowing the interconnection of lines, especially telephone) ellipsis of puhelinvaihde (“(telephone) exchange”)

    abbreviation · alt-of · ellipsis
  5. turn (instant of time between two divisions of time)

    in-compounds
    vuodenvaihde
Where this word comes from

vaihtaa (“to change, switch”) + -e

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