puolentuhatta

Finnish

Etymology

puolen (“about half”) +‎ tuhatta (“thousand”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuo̯lenˌtuhɑtːɑ/, [ˈpuo̞̯le̞n̪ˌt̪uɦɑ̝t̪ːɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uhɑtːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): puo‧len‧tu‧hat‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): puolen‧tuhat‧ta

Adverb

puolentuhatta

  1. half a thousand (about 500)
    Retkikuntaan kuului puolentuhatta miestä ja yksi nainen.
    The expedition consisted of half a thousand men and one woman.

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