aasinsilta

aasin (“of donkey”) +‎ silta (“bridge”); calque of Latin pons asinorum but with a different meaning.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑːsinˌsiltɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ːs̠inˌs̠il̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -iltɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): aasin‧silta

aasinsilta

1. (rhetoric, literature) An awkward transition from one topic to another.
2. (mathematics, rare) pons asinorum (Euclid's fifth theorem)

• “aasinsilta”, 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