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Finnish
Etymology
From trans- + seksuaalinen (“sexual”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtrɑnsˌseksuɑːlinen/,
- Rhymes: -ɑːlinen
- Hyphenation(key): trans‧seksu‧aa‧li‧nen
Adjective
transseksuaalinen (not comparable) (dated)
- transsexual
- Synonym: transsukupuolinen
Usage notes
Today, transsukupuolinen is preferred due to seksuaalinen being associated with sexual intercourse rather than sex. [1]
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References
- ^ “Tasa-arvosanasto [Vocabulary of equality]”, in THL [Finnish institute for health and welfare] (in Finnish), 2021 October 15, retrieved 24.10.2021: “Transseksuaalinen-termin käyttöä ei suositella, sillä kyse ei ole seksuaalisuudesta vaan sukupuolesta. ― The term transseksuaalinen is not recommended as this is not a question of sexual orientation but gender.”
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