työväenyhdistys
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]työväen (“workers'”) + yhdistys (“association”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈtyø̯ˌʋæenˌyhdistys/, [ˈt̪yø̞̯ˌʋæe̞nˌyçdis̠tys̠]
- Rhymes: -yhdistys
- Syllabification(key): työ‧vä‧en‧yh‧dis‧tys
Noun
[edit]työväenyhdistys
- A workers' association founded by and working for the benefit of workers in its area of operation.
Usage notes
[edit]The associations that have called or are calling themselves työväenyhdistys have represented a wide variety of ideological backgrounds, but are currently often local chapters of the Social Democratic Party of Finland.
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “työväenyhdistys”, 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