sortovuodet

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsortoˌʋuo̯det/, [ˈs̠o̞rt̪o̞ˌʋuo̞̯de̞t̪]
Rhymes: -uodet
Syllabification^(key): sor‧to‧vuo‧det

Noun

sortovuodet

nominative plural of sortovuosi
(plural only) in Finnish history either or both of the two periods (1899–1905 and 1908–1917) when the Russian Empire aimed at limiting the autonomy of the Grand Duchy of Finland and Russifying the country culturally.

Declension

See: sortovuosi

Synonyms

(Finnish history): sortokausi

Further reading

“sortovuodet”, 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 2023-07-03

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