nolkytluku

Reduced from the non-word *nollakymmentäluku, equivalent to “the aughties” and “the noughties” in English. Compare kasikytluku, ysikytluku, etc.

• IPA^(key): /ˈnolkytˌluku/, [ˈno̞lk̟yt̪ˌl̪uku]
• Rhymes: -uku
• Syllabification^(key): nol‧kyt‧lu‧ku
• Hyphenation^(key): nolkyt‧luku

nolkytluku (colloquial)

1. synonym of ensikymmen (“the aughts, the '00s”)
   • 1998 March 14, Ville Saari, “Kuun etääntyminen”, in sfnet.harrastus.astronomia‎^[1] (Usenet):

     Pyöriminen on hidastunut vuosina 1880-1910, mutta sen jälkeen se on pääsääntöisesti kiihtynyt, eikä ole enää koskaan ollut niin hidas,^[sic] kuin nolkytluvulla.

     The rotation slowed down between 1880-1910, but since then it has mainly accelerated, and has never been as slow as it was in the noughties.

It's more common to speak vaguely of kaksituhatluvun alku (“the early two thousands”), typically spelled 2000-luvun alku.