hyvää venetsialaista
Finnish
Etymology
From hyvä (“good”) + venetsialainen (“Venetian festival”), both in partitive singular (despite venetsialaiset typically being pluralia tantum). Compare such expressions as hyvää joulua (“merry Christmas”) and hyvää syntymäpäivää (“happy birthday”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhyʋæː ˈʋenetsiɑlɑi̯stɑ/, [ˈhyʋæː ˈʋe̞ne̞ts̠iɑˌlɑi̯s̠t̪ɑ]
Phrase
hyvää venetsialaista
- happy Venetian festival (used to express good wishes during venetsialaiset)