systeemi

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • system
  • (colloquial) A metasyntactic term that can be used instead of almost any noun; whatchamacallit

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish system derived from French système (system) derived from Latin systēma derived from Ancient Greek σύστημα (body, organised whole, musical scale, organized body, whole made of several parts members, organized whole).

Origin

Ancient Greek

σύστημα

Gloss

body, organised whole, musical scale, organized body, whole made of several parts members, organized whole

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

身, 体

Emoji
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