näennäisavioliitto

== Finnish == === Etymology === näennäis- (“apparent, false, fake”) +‎ avioliitto (“marriage”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnæenːæi̯sˌɑʋioˌliːtːo/, [ˈnæe̞nːæi̯s̠ˌɑ̝ʋio̞ˌliːt̪ːo̞] Rhymes: -iːtːo Syllabification(key): nä‧en‧näis‧a‧vi‧o‧liit‧to Hyphenation(key): nä‧ennäis‧avio‧liitto === Noun === näennäisavioliitto false marriage, fake marriage, sham marriage, fictitious marriage, mock marriage (marriage into which the parties enter for some other reason than for sharing their lives, e.g. for obtaining a residence permit for one party) ==== Usage notes ==== Among the terms used for "sham marriage" in Finnish, näennäisavioliitto and lumeavioliitto are the most commonly used (as of March 2015). ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== lumeavioliitto paperiavioliitto valeavioliitto ==== See also ==== mukavuusavioliitto === Further reading === “näennäisavioliitto”, 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