näennäisavioliitto
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]näennäis- (“apparent, false, fake”) + avioliitto (“marriage”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈnæenːæi̯sˌɑʋioˌliːtːo/, [ˈnæe̞nːæi̯s̠ˌɑ̝ʋio̞ˌliːt̪ːo̞]
- Rhymes: -iːtːo
- Hyphenation(key): nä‧ennäis‧avio‧liitto
Noun
[edit]näennäisavioliitto
- false marriage, fake marriage, sham marriage, fictitious marriage, mock marriage (marriage into which the parties enter for some other reason than for sharing their lives, e.g. for obtaining a residence permit for one party)
Usage notes
[edit]- Among the terms used for "sham marriage" in Finnish, näennäisavioliitto and lumeavioliitto are the most commonly used (as of March 2015).
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “näennäisavioliitto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03