eduskunta

== Finnish == === Etymology === edus (“representation”) +‎ kunta. Coined by Finnish folklorist and linguist Daniel Europaeus in 1853. The initial component edus is a noun that is no longer used independently to mean "representation" in modern Finnish; it has been replaced by the derivative edustus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈedusˌkuntɑ/, [ˈe̞dus̠ˌkun̪t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -untɑ Syllabification(key): e‧dus‧kun‧ta Hyphenation(key): edus‧kunta === Noun === eduskunta the Finnish Parliament (by extension, rare) any parliament Synonym: parlamentti ==== Usage notes ==== As the names of institutions in general, eduskunta is always uncapitalized in Finnish. The parliaments of other countries may always be called parlamentti, but some of them are usually referred to with a term that is derived from their original language, see "synonyms" below. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (any parliament): parlamentti (any); duuma (Russia), kansalliskokous (France), knesset (Israel), kongressi (USA), liittopäivät (Germany), valtiopäivät (Nordic countries) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === kansanedustaja valtiopäivät === Further reading === “eduskunta”, 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