jumalauta

Finnish

Etymology

Univerbation of Jumala +‎ auta. Literally, “God, help(!)”, possibly originally a minced oath. Compare jumankauta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjumɑˌlɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈjumɑ̝ˌlɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝]
  • IPA(key): /ˈjumɑlˌɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈjumɑ̝lˌɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝] (less common)
  • Rhymes: -ɑutɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ju‧ma‧lau‧ta, ju‧mal‧au‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): juma‧lauta, jumal‧auta

Interjection

jumalauta

  1. goddammit
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hitto

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