asepalvelus

ase (“weapon”) +‎ palvelus (“service”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑseˣˌpɑlʋelus/,
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋelus
• Hyphenation^(key): ase‧palve‧lus

asepalvelus

1. Military service.

• Nowadays, when women are also allowed to do their voluntary military service in the Finnish Defence Forces, the term varusmiespalvelus —with the literal meaning "service done by a male conscript"— may be considered sexist by some. Therefore, the term asepalvelus —with the literal meaning "service that involves weapons"— is gender-neutral. However, varusmiespalvelus is very commonly used, and not widely considered sexist.

• (military service): varusmiespalvelus

• “asepalvelus”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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