avioliitto

Finnish

Etymology

avio- (“marital”) +‎ liitto (“union”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑʋioˌliːtːo/,
• Rhymes: -iːtːo
• Syllabification^(key): a‧vi‧o‧liit‧to

Noun

avioliitto

1. marriage (union between people, most often a man and a woman, that creates a family tie and carries legal and/or social rights and responsibilities)

   avioliiton ulkopuolinen ― extramarital

   järjestetty avioliitto ― arranged marriage

   Isovanhempieni avioliitto kesti 40 vuotta.

   My grandparents' marriage lasted for forty years.

2. (by extension) marriage (close union)

   Synonym: liitto

   Ruokalistamme perustuu ranskalaisen keittön ja paikallisten raaka-aineiden avioliitolle.

   Our menu is based on a marriage of French cuisine and local ingredients.

3. (by extension) marriage (joining of two (or more) parts)

Declension

Antonyms

• avioero

Derived terms

See also

• avoliitto (cohabitation)
• esiaviollinen (premarital)
• häät (wedding)
• mennä naimisiin (to marry)
• rekisteröity parisuhde (civil union)
• ulkoaviollinen (extramarital)

Further reading

• “avioliitto”, 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