seurakuntayhtymä

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Finnish

Etymology

seurakunta (parish) +‎ yhtymä (group, concern, combine)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseu̯rɑˌkuntɑˌyhtymæ/,
  • Rhymes: -yhtymæ
  • Hyphenation(key): seura‧kunta‧yhty‧mä

Noun

seurakuntayhtymä

  1. A combine of two or more parishes for running the administration and managing the property of member parishes; there are at least two ways to translate the term into English: "parish union" and using the plural form "parishes of X".

Usage notes

According to Finnish church law, the parishes of Evangelical Lutheran church belonging to the same municipality must form a seurakuntayhtymä, but larger combines are possible on voluntary basis.

Declension

Possessive forms of seurakuntayhtymä (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

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