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kesämökki

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Finnish

Etymology

Compound of kesä (summer) + mökki (cottage).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkesæˌmøkːi/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠æˌmø̞kːi]
  • Rhymes: -økːi
  • Syllabification(key): ke‧sä‧mök‧ki
  • Hyphenation(key): kesä‧mökki

Noun

kesämökki

  1. summer home; summerhouse, summer house (UK); cabin, chalet (US); camp (NY); summer cottage (house used as vacation home during the summer, often located near a body of water)
  2. country house (weekend and holiday residence, located outside of urban areas, used as a retreat from city life)
  3. vacation home (US), holiday home (UK) (building or piece of property used as a secondary residence during vacations)

Usage notes

  • The Finnish term kesämökki is habitually translated as "summer cottage" into English. While completetely understandable, this term does not appear to be widely used in English-speaking countries.
  • A "vacation home" can also refer to a condo that is used during holidays.

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