kihlakunnanoikeus
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
kihlakunnan + oikeus (“court”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkihlɑˌkunːɑnˌoi̯keus/, [ˈk̟içlɑ̝ˌkunːɑ̝nˌo̞i̯k̟e̞us̠]
- Rhymes: -oikeus
- Syllabification(key): kih‧la‧kun‧nan‧oi‧ke‧us
Noun edit
kihlakunnanoikeus (dated)
- (law) Until Dec. 1993 the court of first instance in the rural areas of Finland, since then replaced by käräjäoikeus. English-language equivalents vary by jurisdiction, at least following are used: county court (UK), district court (US).
Usage notes edit
Despite its name kihlakunnanoikeus was not connected with kihlakunta.
Declension edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “kihlakunnanoikeus”, 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 2023-07-02