rudimentti

From Latin rudimentum (“a first attempt, a beginning”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrudimentːi/,
• Rhymes: -entːi
• Hyphenation^(key): ru‧di‧ment‧ti

rudimentti

1. (rare) rudiments (the basics of something, especially of a field of learning)
2. (biology) rudiment (organ that has lost its original function)

   Ihmisen umpisuoli on rudimentti, jäänne ajalta, jolloin ihmisen esi-isät olivat kasvissyöjä.

   The human appendix is a rudiment, a remnant from the times the ancestors of mankind were herbivores.

3. (music) rudiment (basic drumming pattern)

• (basics): alkeet, perusteet
• (biology): surkastuma

• rudimentaarinen

• “rudimentti”, 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