seurakunta

== Finnish == === Etymology === seura (“group, company”) +‎ kunta (“group, community”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseu̯rɑˌkuntɑ/, [ˈs̠e̞u̯rɑ̝ˌkun̪t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -untɑ Syllabification(key): seu‧ra‧kun‧ta Hyphenation(key): seura‧kunta === Noun === seurakunta parish (religious territorial entity; subdivision of diocese) Synonym: paasta (dated, regional) Holonym: rovastikunta (“deanery, provostry”) (in the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland) congregation, parish (members of the parish) (slightly derogatory) Any group of people who have gathered together. sekalainen seurakunta ― a mixed bag of people ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “seurakunta”, 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