jänismetsä

Finnish

Etymology

jänis + metsä

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjænisˌmetsæ/, [ˈjænis̠ˌme̞ts̠æ]
  • Rhymes: -etsæ
  • Syllabification(key): jä‧nis‧met‧sä

Noun

jänismetsä

  1. hare hunting (occasion)
    Hän palasi tyhjin käsin jänismetsältä.
    He returned empty-handed from hare hunting.

Usage notes

  • Used only in singular of going to, being or returning from hare hunting.
  • Hare hunting in general is jäniksenmetsästys in Finnish.

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