naittaja

== Finnish == === Etymology === naittaa (“to arrange marriage”) +‎ -ja (“-er”); the usage has been extended to a new area because the word sounds similar to nitoja (“stapler”), especially if one pronounces the latter as if it were an English word. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnɑi̯tːɑjɑ/, [ˈnɑ̝i̯t̪ːɑ̝jɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑitːɑjɑ Syllabification(key): nait‧ta‧ja Hyphenation(key): nait‧ta‧ja === Noun === naittaja (dated) One, usually the father, whose consent was required for a girl to marry. (informal) stapler (office implement) ==== Declension ==== ==== See also ==== puhemies, amor === Further reading === “naittaja”, 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 === Anagrams === taitajan