vaihde

vaihtaa +‎ -e

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑi̯hdeˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑihde
• Hyphenation^(key): vaih‧de

vaihde

1. gear (particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, as in reverse gear)
2. (rail transport) switch, (set of) points (movable rails used to switch a train from one track to another)
3. (communication) switch (system allowing the interconnection of lines, especially telephone)
   1. Ellipsis of puhelinvaihde (“(telephone) exchange”).
4. (in compounds) turn (instant of time between two divisions of time)

   vuodenvaihde ― turn of the year

• “vaihde”, 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 2023-07-04