Yhdysvallat
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
yhdys- (“united”) + vallat (“states”); calque of English United States
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
Yhdysvallat pl
- United States (a country in North America)
Usage notes[edit]
- Despite being plural, Yhdysvallat is accompanied by verbs in singular.
- When in a very official context, the full name of the country is Amerikan yhdysvallat – that omission is similar to the omission of "of America" in the English name.
- Unlike in other words in the same declension with Yhdysvallat, the genitive plural for this noun mostly used is the "old-fashioned" Yhdysvaltain, instead of the more regular Yhdysvaltojen. However, both of them are accepted, although the former is much more common.
Declension[edit]
Declension of Yhdysvallat (type kala)
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Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- adjectives: yhdysvaltalainen
Categories:
- Finnish terms prefixed with yhdys-
- Finnish terms calqued from English
- Finnish terms derived from English
- Finnish 4-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlːɑt
- Rhymes:Finnish/ɑlːɑt/4 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish proper nouns
- fi:Countries in North America
- fi:Countries
- Finnish pluralia tantum
- Finnish kala-type nominals