opetus

opettaa (“to teach”) +‎ -us

• IPA^(key): /ˈopetus/,
• Rhymes: -opetus
• Hyphenation^(key): ope‧tus

opetus

1. teaching (something taught by a religious or philosophical authority)

   Monet seuraavat Konfutsen opetuksia.

   Many follow the teachings of Confucius.

2. tuition (training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor)
3. moral (of a narrative: its ethical significance or practical lesson)

   tarinan opetus ― moral of the story

4. lesson (something learned or to be learned)

   Luonnolla on meille monia opetuksia annettavana.

   Nature has many lessons to teach to us.

5. lesson (something that serves as a warning or encouragement)

   Onnettomuus oli minulle hyvä opetus.

   The accident was a good lesson to me.

6. education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment)

   opetusministeriö ― Ministry of Education

   Hyvä opettaja on hyvän opetuksen perusta.

   A good teacher is essential for a good education.

7. instruction (act of instructing, teaching, or furnishing with knowledge)

   opetuksen järjestäjä ― organizer of instruction/education

• (teaching): oppi
• (moral): moraali
• (education): kasvatus

• “opetus”, 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

From opettaa (“to teach”) +‎ -us. Akin to Finnish opetus.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈopetus/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈopeːtus/,
• Rhymes: -opetus, -opeːtus
• Hyphenation: o‧pe‧tus

opetus

1. teaching, education
   • 1937, N. Iljin, Iƶoran Keelen Programma Alkușkoulua vart‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Keelen opetuksees vaikko i ono-ki keskinäin yhtehys eri hänen razdeloin välil, no ain pittä pittää meeles, jot rovnoist jakkaa aika osnovnoin keelitöijen välil.

     Even though the mutual connection between its various divisions is in the teaching of the language, one always has to keep in mind to divide the time evenly between the principal language skills.