skandinaaviska

• skandinaviska

Borrowed from Swedish skandinaviska.

• IPA^(key): /ˈskɑndinɑːʋiskɑ/, [ˈs̠kɑ̝ndiˌnɑ̝ːʋis̠kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑːʋiskɑ
• Syllabification^(key): skan‧di‧naa‧vis‧ka
• Hyphenation^(key): skan‧di‧naa‧vis‧ka

skandinaaviska

1. A hypothetical common Scandinavian language often agreed to be spoken in Nordic meetings, in practice meaning that each participant adheres to the standard form of Swedish, Danish or Norwegian according to his/her preference thus facilitating mutual understanding and avoiding need for simultaneous interpretation.
   • 2002, Renée Höglin, Engelska språket som hot och tillgång i Norden (English as threat and resource in the Nordic region), Copenhagen, Denmark: Nordic Council of Ministers, →ISBN, page 132:

     Ammattiliittojen edustajat käyttävät kansainvälisissä yhteyksissä kokouksissaan englantia, paitsi pohjoismaisissa yhteyksissä, joissa puhutaan skandinaaviskaa.

     The trade union representatives use English in their international meetings, with the exception of the Nordic context, in which Scandinavian is spoken.

There appears to be no established English translation to the term, but "Scandinavian" is a good bet, especially if explained for those who are not familiar with the concept.

• “skandinaaviska”, 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