aviovaimo

== Finnish == === Etymology === avio +‎ vaimo === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑʋioˌʋɑi̯mo/, [ˈɑ̝ʋio̞ˌʋɑ̝i̯mo̞] Rhymes: -ɑimo Syllabification(key): a‧vi‧o‧vai‧mo Hyphenation(key): avio‧vaimo === Noun === aviovaimo wife (married woman) feme covert ==== Usage notes ==== Nowadays when the term vaimo alone means "wife" in modern Finnish, some consider it superfluous to add the noun avio (“marriage”) on it. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “aviovaimo”, 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 2 July 2023