Yhdysvallat

yhdys- (“united”) +‎ vallat (“states”); calque of English United States. According to SSA, first attested in 1859.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈyhdysˌʋɑlːɑt/, [ˈyçdys̠ˌʋɑ̝lːɑ̝t̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːɑt
• Syllabification^(key): Yh‧dys‧val‧lat
• Hyphenation^(key): Yhdys‧vallat

Yhdysvallat pl

1. United States (a country in North America)

• Despite being in the plural, Yhdysvallat is accompanied by verbs in the singular number.
• When in a very official context, the full name of the country is Amerikan yhdysvallat – that omission is similar to the omission of "of America" in the English name, but compared to English, the Amerikan is left out significantly more often.
• Unlike in other words in the same declension with Yhdysvallat, the genitive plural for this noun mostly used is the "old-fashioned" Yhdysvaltain, instead of the more regular Yhdysvaltojen. While both forms are accepted, the former is much more common.

• Amerikan yhdysvallat
• Amerikka
• Jenkkilä
• USA
• U.S.A.

• adjectives: yhdysvaltalainen