seurakuntayhtymä

== Finnish == === Etymology === seurakunta (“parish”) +‎ yhtymä (“association, group”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈseu̯rɑˌkuntɑˌyhtymæ/, [ˈs̠e̞u̯rɑ̝ˌkun̪t̪ɑ̝ˌyçt̪ymæ] Rhymes: -yhtymæ Syllabification(key): seu‧ra‧kun‧ta‧yh‧ty‧mä Hyphenation(key): seura‧kunta‧yhty‧mä === Noun === seurakuntayhtymä An association of two or more parishes for running the administration and managing the property of member parishes; there are at least two ways to translate the term into English: "parish union" and using the plural form "parishes of X". ==== Usage notes ==== According to Finnish church law, the parishes of Evangelical Lutheran church belonging to the same municipality must form a seurakuntayhtymä, but larger combines are possible on voluntary basis. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “seurakuntayhtymä”, 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