ammattiyhdistys
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈɑmːɑtːiˌyhdistys/, [ˈɑ̝mːɑ̝t̪ːiˌyçdis̠tys̠]
- Rhymes: -yhdistys
- Hyphenation(key): am‧matti‧yhdis‧tys
Noun
[edit]ammattiyhdistys
- trade union, (US) labor union
Usage notes
[edit]Sometimes used instead of ammattiosasto, which is a local chapter of a trade union. The Finnish term ammattiliitto also means "trade union", but this is an abbreviation of ammattiyhdistyksen liitto, which literally means "union of trade unions" i.e. "trade union federation".
Declension
[edit]Derived terms
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See also
[edit]- ammattiliitto (“national labor union”)
- palkansaajajärjestö
- palkansaajaliike
Further reading
[edit]- “ammattiyhdistys”, 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 2023-07-02