ruutivaltakunta

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Finnish

Etymology

From ruuti (gunpowder) +‎ valtakunta (empire). Calque of English gunpowder empire, a term coined by Marshall G. S. Hodgson and William H. McNeill in 1974.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈruːtiˌʋɑltɑˌkuntɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -untɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): ruuti‧valta‧kunta

Noun

ruutivaltakunta

  1. gunpowder empire

Declension

Possessive forms of ruutivaltakunta (Kotus type 10*J/koira, nt-nn gradation)