merijalkaväki

== Finnish == === Etymology === meri- (“marine”) +‎ jalkaväki (“infantry”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌjɑlkɑˌʋæki/, [ˈme̞riˌjɑ̝lkɑ̝ˌʋæk̟i] Rhymes: -æki Syllabification(key): me‧ri‧jal‧ka‧vä‧ki Hyphenation(key): meri‧jalka‧väki === Noun === merijalkaväki (military) marine corps ==== Usage notes ==== The term used of Finnish marine corps is rannikkojalkaväki. merijalkaväki is mostly used of foreign troops. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “merijalkaväki”, 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 3 July 2023