varusmiespalvelus

varusmies +‎ palvelus

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrusˌmie̯sˌpɑlʋelus/, [ˈʋɑ̝rus̠ˌmie̞̯s̠ˌpɑ̝lʋe̞lus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋelus
• Syllabification^(key): va‧rus‧mies‧pal‧ve‧lus
• Hyphenation^(key): varus‧mies‧palve‧lus

varusmiespalvelus

1. military service

• Nowadays, when women are also allowed to do their voluntary military service in the Finnish Defence Forces, the term varusmiespalvelus —with the literal meaning "service done by a male conscript"— may be considered sexist by some. Therefore, the term asepalvelus —with the literal meaning "service that involves weapons"— is gender-neutral. However, varusmiespalvelus is very commonly used, and not widely considered sexist.

• (military service): asepalvelus

• “varusmiespalvelus”, 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