johtotähti

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • (figuratively) guiding star, pole star, lodestar, cynosure (guiding tenet, that which serves to guide or direct)

Etymology

Compound from Finnish johto (conductor, line, cord, management, lead, derive, conduction, deriving, transfer) + Finnish tähti (star, star's, star-, stellar).

Origin

Finnish

tähti

Gloss

star, star's, star-, stellar

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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