kilpailu

kilpailla (“to compete”) +‎ -u

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilpɑi̯lu/, [ˈk̟ilpɑ̝i̯lu]
• Rhymes: -ilpɑilu
• Syllabification^(key): kil‧pai‧lu
• Hyphenation^(key): kil‧pai‧lu

kilpailu [with elative ‘over’]

1. competition (rivalry between two or more entities over a common goal which cannot be shared)
2. (sometimes in the plural) contest, competition, race (an event in which competition takes place between two or more participants, with only one or some of them prevailing)
3. rivalry (ongoing relationship between rivals who compete for superiority)

• (contest, competition): The plural form for a singular competition is more common when talking about sports-related competitions, while intellectual or creative contests (e.g. writing contests) generally use the singular form when talking about a single competition.

• “kilpailu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

• kipuilla

From kilpailla (“to compete”) +‎ -u. Akin to Finnish kilpailu.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkilpɑi̯lu/
• Hyphenation: kil‧pai‧lu

kilpailu (genitive kilpailun, partitive kilpailuo)

1. (North Karelian) contest, competition

• P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “конкурс”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN