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Finnish
Etymology
myötä + -jäiset
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmyø̯tæjæi̯set/,
- Rhymes: -æiset
- Syllabification(key): myö‧tä‧jäi‧set
Noun
myötäjäiset pl
- dowry
- nominative plural of myötäjäinen
Usage notes
- Singular form myötäjäinen may be used of an individual item included in the dowry.
Tämä kahvipannu on alun perin isoäitini myötäjäinen.- This coffee pot originally belongs to the dowry of my grandmother.
- In Finnish tradition dowry used to be paid by the bride's family, and a sum paid by the bridegroom or his family is known as morsiuslunnaat. In common usage myötäjäiset may be used for both kinds of payments.
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