ammattikorkeakoulu
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
ammatti- (“vocational”) + korkeakoulu (“university”)
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈɑmːɑtːiˌkorkeɑˌkou̯lu/, [ˈɑ̝mːɑ̝t̪ːiˌko̞rk̟e̞ɑ̝ˌko̞u̯lu]
- Rhymes: -oulu
- Syllabification(key): am‧mat‧ti‧kor‧ke‧a‧kou‧lu
Noun[edit]
ammattikorkeakoulu
- professional university, vocational university, university of applied sciences; polytechnic (dated)
- Synonym: (abbreviation) AMK
Usage notes[edit]
- Should not be confused with ammattikoulu, which provides secondary education, not tertiary education.
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Further reading[edit]
- “ammattikorkeakoulu”, 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