ohje

ohje

1. partitive plural of ohi

From ohjata (“to lead; to guide”) +‎ -e; modern meaning coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1846, originally "guiding structure".

• IPA^(key): /ˈohjeˣ/, [ˈo̞xje̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ohje
• Syllabification^(key): oh‧je
• Hyphenation^(key): oh‧je

ohje [with elative ‘about’ or illative ‘for (an activity)’ or translative ‘for (a purpose), to do something’ (and corresponding forms of the verbal noun for verbs), along with allative ‘for (a person, etc.)’]

1. instruction, piece of advice (information or knowledge taught or provided to someone)

   sain häneltä hyvän ohjeen ― he gave me a good instruction

2. (sometimes in the plural) guide, instructions (collection of such knowledge or information provided as a package)

   annosteluohje ― dosing instructions

   ohje matkustajille / ohje matkustajia varten ― guide for passengers

   ohje vaaratilanteiden varalle ― instructions in case of dangerous situations

3. guideline, precept (non-specific rule or principle, especially one governing conduct)

   Synonym: ohjenuora

4. manual (booklet that instructs on the usage of a particular machine or product)
   1. (computing) help (documentation provided with or alongside a software product)

• “ohje”, 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