Rhymes
[edit]Currently, Finnish rhymes go according to the rules of perfect rhymes in Finnish; two words rhyme, if:
- all sounds starting from the first vowel of the final stressed syllable are the same
- the consonant sound(s) (or absence thereof) of the final stressed syllable is/are different between the two words
This gives, depending on the word, either monosyllabic, disyllabic or trisyllabic rhymes.
The following sounds are ignored when considering rhyming patterns:
- gemination (/ˣ/), when at the end of the word
Templates
[edit]The pronunciation template {{fi-pronunciation}} is able to automatically generate the rhyme for words according to the rules above.
Short vowels
[edit]| front unr. | front rnd. | back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| close | -i- | -y- | -u- |
| mid | -e- | -ø- | -o- |
| open | -æ- | -ɑ- |
Long vowels
[edit]| front unr. | front rnd. | back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| close | -iː- | -yː- | -uː- |
| mid | -eː- | -øː- | -oː- |
| open | -æː- | -ɑː- |
Diphthongs
[edit]| e- | i- | ɑ- | o- | u- | æ- | ø- | y- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -i | -ei- | -ɑi- | -oi- | -ui- | -æi- | -øi- | -yi- | |
| -u | -eu- | -iu- | -ɑu- | -ou- | ||||
| -y | -ey- | -iy- | -æy- | -øy- | ||||
| Opening | -ie- | -uo- | -yø- |