valaliitto

== Finnish == === Etymology === vala (“oath”) +‎ liitto (“union”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlɑˌliːtːo/, [ˈʋɑ̝lɑ̝ˌliːt̪ːo̞] Rhymes: -iːtːo Syllabification(key): va‧la‧liit‧to Hyphenation(key): vala‧liitto === Noun === valaliitto (dated) commitment confirmed with an oath (dated, except when referring to the state of Switzerland) confederation, confederacy Sveitsin valaliitto ― Swiss Confederation (official name of Switzerland) Sveitsin vanha valaliitto ― Old Swiss Confederacy ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== valaliittolainen === Further reading === “valaliitto”, 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 4 July 2023