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liitto

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Finnish

Etymology

liittää (to join, connect, attach; to annex, incorporate; to associate) + -o

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈliːtːo/, [ˈliːt̪ːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -iːtːo
  • Syllabification(key): liit‧to
  • Hyphenation(key): liit‧to

Noun

liitto

  1. union (cooperation based on common agreement)
  2. league (organization of cooperating members)
  3. alliance (being allied)
  4. ellipsis of ammattiliitto ((national) trade union)
    Kuulutko liittoon?
    Are you a member of a union?
  5. ellipsis of avioliitto (marriage)
  6. (theology) covenant
  7. (mathematics, in compounds) conjugate

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Karelian

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Noun

liitto (genitive liiton, partitive liittuo)

  1. union

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