onnittelukortti

onnittelu (“congratulation”) +‎ kortti (“card”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈonːitːeluˌkortːi/,
• Rhymes: -ortːi
• Hyphenation^(key): on‧nit‧telu‧kortti

onnittelukortti

1. greeting card

In Finnish onnittelukortti is much more frequently used than tervehdyskortti (“greeting card”), whereas in English "greeting card" is much more common than "congratulation card". The Finnish and English terms do not overlap however, however. Seasonal greeting cards, such as Christmas cards are not generally called onnittelukortti as seasons are not regarded as a reason to congratulate someone. Instead, they are named by the season, e.g. joulukortti (“Christmas cards”).

• “onnittelukortti”, 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