sivistyskehitys

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Finnish

Etymology

sivistys +‎ kehitys

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiʋistysˌkehitys/,
  • Rhymes: -ehitys
  • Hyphenation(key): si‧vistys‧kehi‧tys

Noun

sivistyskehitys

  1. civilizational development
    • 1917, (probably) E. N. Setälä et al., Suomen kansalle :
      Venäjän kansa on, kukistettuansa tsaarivallan, useampia kertoja ilmoittanut aikovansa suoda Suomen kansalle sen vuosisataiseen sivistyskehitykseen perustuvan oikeuden omien kohtaloittensa määräämiseen.
      Having overthrown the Tsarist rule, the Russian people have several times declared their intention to grant the Finnish people the right to determine their own destinies, based on their century-spanning civilizational development.

Declension

Possessive forms of sivistyskehitys (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)