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koitto

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Finnish

Etymology

koittaa + -o. Equivalent to Estonian koit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoi̯tːo/, [ˈko̞i̯t̪ːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -oitːo
  • Syllabification(key): koit‧to
  • Hyphenation(key): koit‧to

Noun

koitto

  1. dawn, dawning, daybreak (break of the day)
    Synonyms: aamunkoitto, sarastus
    • 1876 [1875], Zachris Topelius, “Aamulaulu”, in Johan Bäckwall, Paavo Cajander, transl., Maamme kirja, published 1878:
      Tuhanten rantain partahilla
      heräjä, armas synnyinmaa!
      Heräjä, taivaan rantehilla
      jo aamun koitto leimuaa!
      Ikävä yös on haihtuva
      ja valon riemu voittava.
      Tuhanten rantain partahilla
      heräjä, armas synnyinmaa!
      You who border a thousand shores;
      awaken, you dear fatherland!
      Awaken, on the shores of heaven
      the daybreak is already gleaming!
      The night so terrible will fade away
      and the joy of light will prevail.
      You who border a thousand shores;
      awaken, you dear fatherland!
  2. dawn, dawning (beginning of something new)
    Synonym: sarastus

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