abielupaar

== Estonian == === Etymology === From abielu +‎ paar, calque of German Ehepaar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑb̥iˌeluˌpɑːr/, [ˈɑb̥iˌeluˌpɑːr] Rhymes: -ɑːr Hyphenation: abi‧elu‧paar === Noun === abielupaar (genitive abielupaari, partitive abielupaari) married couple ==== Usage notes ==== Non-native speakers often have difficulty distinguishing between the meanings of abieluinimene, abielupaar, and abielurahvas. Abieluinimene refers to a single individual who is married. Abielupaar refers to a specific unit of two people who are married to each other. Abielurahvas is a more collective or slightly informal/old-fashioned term, refering to "married people" as a group or class of people. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “abielupaar”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009 “abielupaar”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN “abielupaar”, in [PSV] Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik [Dictionary of Estonian Basic Vocabulary] (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014 Asta Õim (2007), “abielupaar”, in [SYS] Sünonüümisõnastik [Synonym Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation) abielupaar in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut) “abielupaar”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN