luokanopettaja

luokan (“of a class”) +‎ opettaja (“teacher”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈluo̯kɑnˌopetːɑjɑ/, [ˈluo̞̯kɑ̝nˌo̞pe̞t̪̚ˌt̪ɑ̝jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): luo‧kan‧o‧pet‧ta‧ja
• Hyphenation^(key): luokan‧opet‧ta‧ja

luokanopettaja

1. class teacher (a teacher who teaches all or a majority of subjects to a class)

The luokanopettaja system is typically used in primary schools in Finland, whereas high schools usually have a teaching system based on subject teachers, i.e. teachers specialized in one or a small number of subjects, called aineenopettajat in Finnish.

• “luokanopettaja”, 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 3 July 2023