joukkotuhonta

== Finnish == === Etymology === From joukko (“group”) +‎ tuhonta (“annihilation”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈjou̯kːoˌtuhontɑ/, [ˈjo̞u̯kːo̞ˌt̪uɦo̞n̪t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -uhontɑ Syllabification(key): jouk‧ko‧tu‧hon‧ta Hyphenation(key): joukko‧tuhon‧ta === Noun === joukkotuhonta (law) A genocide. ==== Usage notes ==== This is a legal term which is seldom used anywhere else apart from legal texts. The corresponding common-language term is kansanmurha. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kansanmurha === Further reading === “joukkotuhonta”, 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