vuoro

From Proto-Finnic *vooro. Cognates include Estonian voor (“round (of a competition), turn”), Ingrian vooro, Karelian vuoro and Votic vooro.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋuo̯ro/, [ˈʋuo̞̯ro̞]
• Rhymes: -uoro
• Syllabification^(key): vuo‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): vuo‧ro

vuoro

1. turn (chance to use (something) shared in sequence with others; spell of work; one's chance to make a move in a game)

   Odota vuoroasi! ― Wait for your turn!

   Nyt voit aloittaa vuorosi. ― You can take your turn now.

   Sinun vuorosi! ― It's your turn!

   Kenen vuoro tiskata? ― Whose turn is it to wash the dishes?

2. shift (scheduled working period)

   Synonym: työvuoro

   yövuoro ― night shift

   Mitä tehdä, jos työntekijä ei saavu vuoroonsa? ― What to do if a worker doesn't show up for their shift?

3. reservation, booking (of a short duration, e.g. at a sports facility or laundromat)

   Synonym: varaus

   saunavuoro ― reservation to use a sauna (in an apartment building or block of flats where the sauna is shared by residents)

   Käyttäjä voi perua vuoron ilmoittamalla siitä sähköpostitse. ― The user can cancel the reservation by e-mail.

4. (transport) A means of transportation that runs regularly on a given route; no universally applicable English equivalent, connection or scheduled fit for many usages.

   Oliko tuo viimeinen vuoro tänään? ― Was that the last bus/train/ferry/etc. today?

   Helsingin ja Oulun välillä lentää kymmeniä vuoroja päivittäin. ― There are dozens of daily scheduled flights between Helsinki and Oulu.

5. figure, pattern, step (one of a routine or set of moves that make up a dance)

• “vuoro”, 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 4 July 2023