ratsastus

ratsastaa (“to ride”) +‎ -us

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑtsɑstus/, [ˈrɑ̝ts̠ɑ̝s̠tus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑtsɑstus
• Syllabification^(key): rat‧sas‧tus
• Hyphenation^(key): rat‧sas‧tus

ratsastus

1. horseriding, equestrianism, equitation (act or action of sitting on and controlling a horse for sport, recreation or transport)
2. riding (act or action of sitting on and controlling any animal for sport, recreation or transport)
3. horse racing (horseback riding as competitive sport)
4. (billiards) combination shot (shot in which the white hits first other than the actual target ball)

Unlike in English, one does not "ride" a bicycle or motorcycle in Finnish. The verb used is ajaa (to drive), and the term for the act of driving is ajo or the fourth infinitive form of the verb ajaa, ajaminen.

• hevosurheilu
• ravit

• “ratsastus”, 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