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Kolmas päivän sana - kaivo (well)
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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaivo. Equivalent to kaivaa (“to dig”) +‎ -o. Cognate with Estonian kaev.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯ʋo/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯ʋo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ɑiʋo
  • Syllabification(key): kai‧vo.
  • Hyphenation(key): kai‧vo

Noun

kaivo

  1. well (water source)

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MentalEdge sopuli.xyz MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-13
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Oh that is evil.

Next do it in reverse using kuusi, tuli, kurkku, pala or kieli.

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nocturne slrpnk.net nocturne@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2025-06-13
#3 · (edited) Quote Reply

Oh that is evil. Next do it in reverse using kuusi, tuli, kurkku, pala or kieli.

From memory:
Kuusi: six, spruce, moon, and on fire
Tuli: fire, maybe bonfire
Kurkku: tämä on minulle uutta
Pala: piece, slice
Kieli: tongue, language

Do not give them away, over the next few days I will do each of these.

kiitos ehdotuksista.

Edit: with Kuusi I was thinking the meemi was kuusi kuusi kuusi - 6 spruces are on fire. It is kuusi palaa.

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MentalEdge sopuli.xyz MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz
Joined: 2023-06-13
#4 · (edited) Quote Reply

From memory: Kuusi: six, spruce, moon, and on fire Tuli: fire, maybe bonfire Kurkku: tämä on minulle uutta Pala: piece, slice Kieli: tongue, language Do not give them away, over the next few days I will do each of these. kiitos ehdotuksista. Edit: with Kuusi I was thinking the meemi was kuusi kuusi kuusi - 6 spruces are on fire. It is kuusi palaa.

You can do "kuusi kuuta kuussa". Which can mean either "six spruces on the moon", or "six moons in a spruce tree".

It would be funny if that lead to a real permutation of 3x3 possible meanings, but the word for six can only be six in that context.

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