esitys

esittää (“to present, put forth, express”) +‎ -ys. Coined either by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot or by Finnish politician and journalist Agathon Meurman. First attested in 1851.

• IPA^(key): /ˈesitys/, [ˈe̞s̠it̪ys̠]
• Rhymes: -esitys
• Hyphenation^(key): esi‧tys

esitys

1. representation (way of representing or expressing)
2. presentation (something presented to an audience)

   Synonym: näytös (e.g. in a theater)

3. show, performance (play, dance or other entertainment, performed live or not)

   Synonym: näytös

4. proposition, proposal (idea or plan offered; act of offering for consideration, particularly in a formal or official capacity)
5. performance (that which is performed or accomplished)

   Synonym: suoritus

   Tuo oli surkea esitys. ― That was a poor performance.

6. (grammar) discourse (speech of a person expressed through someone else, either directly or not)

   suora esitys ― direct discourse

   epäsuora esitys ― indirect discourse

• “esitys”, 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

• iestys, itseys, seisty