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Finnish

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Etymology

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osa (part) +‎ kulttuuri (culture)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈosɑˌkultːuːri/, [ˈo̞s̠ɑ̝ˌkul̪t̪ːuːri]
  • Rhymes: -ultːuːri
  • Hyphenation(key): osa‧kulttuu‧ri

Noun

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osakulttuuri

  1. (sociology) subculture

Usage notes

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  • This term is seen by some as more politically correct than the synonymous alakulttuuri because the latter may be understood as regarding a subculture as inferior in relation with the mainstream.

Declension

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Possessive forms of osakulttuuri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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