työeläketunnus
Finnish
editEtymology
edittyö (“work”) eläke (“pension”) tunnus (“identification”), thus called because the Finnish SSN was originally designed for the needs of the pension system. In 1970s the term was changed to sosiaaliturvatunnus and later to the current henkilötunnus.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈtyø̯ˌelækeˣˌtunːus/, [ˈt̪yø̞̯ˌe̞læk̟e̞t̪̚ˌt̪unːus̠]
- Rhymes: -unːus
- Syllabification(key): työ‧e‧lä‧ke‧tun‧nus
Noun
edittyöeläketunnus
- A 1960s term for henkilötunnus (“social security number”).