kranaatinheitin
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Finnish[edit]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Soldiers_firing_a_M120_120mm_mortar_%28Iraq%29.jpg/220px-Soldiers_firing_a_M120_120mm_mortar_%28Iraq%29.jpg)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Finnish_mortar_squad.jpg/180px-Finnish_mortar_squad.jpg)
Etymology[edit]
kranaatin (“of a grenade”) + heitin (“thrower”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɑnɑːtinˌhei̯tin/, [ˈkrɑ̝nɑ̝ːt̪inˌhe̞i̯t̪in]
- Rhymes: -eitin
- Syllabification(key): kra‧naa‧tin‧hei‧tin
Noun[edit]
kranaatinheitin
- mortar (muzzle-loading, indirect fire weapon)
Usage notes[edit]
- The word kranaatinheitin refers to a modern weapon. Its historical predecessor is called mörssäri in Finnish.
- In Finnish a mortar fires grenades (kranaatti), but in English it fires shells or bombs.
Declension[edit]
Synonyms[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- kranaattiampumalaite (grenade launcher)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kranaatinheitin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02