mukaisuus

mukainen (“consistent, compatible”) +‎ -uus (“-ity”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈmukɑi̯suːs/, [ˈmukɑi̯s̠uːs̠]
• Rhymes: -ukɑisuːs
• Syllabification^(key): mu‧kai‧suus

mukaisuus

1. state of being consistent or compatible with something, consistency, compatibility

   kieliopin mukaisuus = kieliopillisuus ― grammaticality

   lainmukaisuus = laillisuus ― legality

This word is never used without a preceding attribute, which is in genitive. Usually, the attribute and the word mukaisuus are written as two separate words, but there are exceptions in some frequently used combinations. Often there is a noun ending with -llisuus or -llisyys which expresses the same idea as -n mukaisuus.

• johdonmukaisuus
• lainmukaisuus
• yhdenmukaisuus