Can you make up a new Finnish word which would name this new machine? Watch this video and combine a few Finnish words into one to name it!
According to this article the Guinness Records lists the longest compound Finnish word as lentokonesuihkuturbiinimoottoriapumekaanikkoaliupseerioppilas (61 letters), meaning an airplane jet turbine engine assistant mechanic officer student. The longest non-compound word (made up by deriving a word only with the use of particles and endings) is epäjärjestelmällistyttämättömyydelläänsäkäänköhän (49 letters) – you can translate it yourself 😉
The interesting thing with the compound words is that the words which make it up can be in any form. Some examples:
- työssäkäyvä (työ, käydä) – someone who goes to work, työtätekevä (työ, tehdä) – someone who does some work
- uudelleensynnyttäjä – someone who gives birth again
- takaa-ajaja – chaser (with a car)
Some words can also have a figurative, new meaning after composition
- edelläkävijä – pioneer, someone who develops new ideas, things in a certain domain
- poissaoleva – someone who is not present mentally, absent-minded
Now, can you think of a name for the machine in the video above? Post it on Facebook, Twitter or as a comment to this article.
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