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Finnish
Etymology
From sortovuosi (“year of oppression”); formed according to the same pattern as vuonna (“in the year”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsortoˌʋuo̯nːɑ/,
- Rhymes: -uonːɑ
- Syllabification(key): sor‧to‧vuon‧na
Adverb
sortovuonna (dated)
- in the year of oppression (In any of the years 1899–1905 and 1908–1917, see sortovuosi for explanation)
Se tapahtui sortovuonna 1909.- It happened in the year of oppression 1909.
Usage notes
As the number of people who have personally experienced this period diminishes, the usage of this term is getting increasingly scarce.