kuvio

Finnish

Etymology

kuva +‎ -io. Coined by Finnish physician and translator Wolmar Schildt in 1845.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkuʋio/,
• Rhymes: -uʋio
• Syllabification^(key): ku‧vi‧o

Noun

kuvio

1. figure (drawing imparting information)
2. shape (appearance of something in terms of its arrangement in space, especially its outline)
3. pattern (design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements)
4. pattern (naturally-occurring or random arrangement of shapes, colours etc. which have a regular or decorative effect)
5. pattern (particular sequence of events, facts etc. which can be understood)
6. (music) pattern (of notes, etc.)
7. (informal, usually in the plural) the loop, the program, current events and goings-on, etc.

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Further reading

• “kuvio”, 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

Anagrams

• Koivu, koivu, kuovi