kesäterä

Finnish

Etymology

kesä + terä

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkesæˌteræ/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠æˌt̪e̞ræ]
  • Rhymes: -eræ
  • Syllabification(key): ke‧sä‧te‧rä

Noun

kesäterä

  1. The condition of being dull or blunt (used chiefly in inessive and illative singular to signify dull or blunt).
    Tämä kirves on päässyt kesäterään.
    This axe has become dull.
  2. (figuratively) poor condition, poor shape
    Suomen joukkue näyttää olevan kesäterässä.
    The Finnish team seems to be in poor shape.

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