jumalauta

Finnish

Etymology

Univerbation of Jumala +‎ auta. Literally, “God, help(!)”, possibly originally a minced oath. Compare jumankauta.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈjumɑˌlɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈjumɑ̝ˌlɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝]
IPA^(key): /ˈjumɑlˌɑu̯tɑ/, [ˈjumɑ̝lˌɑ̝u̯t̪ɑ̝] (less common)
Rhymes: -ɑutɑ
Syllabification^(key): ju‧ma‧lau‧ta, ju‧mal‧au‧ta

Interjection

jumalauta

goddammit
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:hitto

Derived terms

Further reading

“jumalauta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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