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vuoro.

turn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work; one's chance to make a move in a game)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʋuo̯ro/[ˈʋuo̞̯ro̞]
  1. turn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work; one's chance to make a move in a game)

    Odota vuoroasi!
    Nyt voit aloittaa vuorosi.
  2. shift (scheduled working period)

    yövuoro
    Mitä tehdä, jos työntekijä ei saavu vuoroonsa?
  3. reservation, booking (of a short duration, e.g. at a sports facility or laundromat)

    saunavuoro
    Käyttäjä voi perua vuoron ilmoittamalla siitä sähköpostitse.
  4. A single journey operated on a regular route of a mode of transportation; no universally applicable English equivalent, connection or scheduled fit for many usages.

    Oliko tuo viimeinen vuoro tänään?
    Helsingin ja Oulun välillä lentää kymmeniä vuoroja päivittäin.
  5. figure, pattern, step (one of a routine or set of moves that make up a dance)

    Montako vuoroa purpurissa yleensä on?
  6. break (a single turn for a plot of farmland in a crop rotation system)

    Kolmivuoroviljelyn ensimmäisessä vuorossa kasvatetaan syysviljaa.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *vooro. Cognates include Estonian voor (“round (of a competition), turn”), Ingrian vooro, Karelian vuoro and Votic vooro.

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