Yhdysvallat

yhdys- (“united”) +‎ vallat (“states”); calque of English United States

• IPA^(key): /ˈyhdysˌʋɑlːɑt/, [ˈyçdys̠ˌʋɑlːɑt̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑlːɑt
• Syllabification^(key): yh‧dys‧val‧lat

Yhdysvallat pl

1. United States (a country in North America)

• Despite being plural, Yhdysvallat is accompanied by verbs in singular.
• 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.
• 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. However, both of them are accepted, although the former is much more common.

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

• adjectives: yhdysvaltalainen