(only in some cases, otherwise uncommon) marriageFin:olla aviossaEng:to be marriedFin:mennä avioonEng:to marry(in compounds) maritalormarriedFin:avioehtoEng:prenuptial agreement, prenupFin:avioeroEng:divorce (literally, “marital separation)”)Fin:avioliittoEng:marriage (literally, “marital union)”)Fin:aviomiesEng:husband (married man)Fin:avio-oikeusEng:marital rightFin:avio-osaEng:share (of assets during divorce)Fin:aviopuolisoEng:spouse (literally, “marital half)”)Fin:aviosäätyEng:marital statusFin:aviovaimoEng:wife (literally, “married woman (archaic Finnish), married wife (modern Finnish)”)Show more avioliittonaiminenShow more aviollinen (“marital”)aviotonShow more Of disputed origin: Derived from the root ava- (compare avoin (“open”), avata (“to open”)), with the suffix -io.
Borrowing from Proto-Germanic aiwǭ, aiwaz (“law, custom”) (compare Old English ǣw, æ (“law, marriage, ceremony”) and Old High German ēwa (“law, marriage”)).Show more Press Esc to closeSource:
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