kansanvalta
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
kansan (“of the people”) + valta (“power, rule”). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1874.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑnˌʋɑltɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝nˌʋɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
- Syllabification(key): kan‧san‧val‧ta
Noun[edit]
kansanvalta
- democracy
- Synonym: demokratia
Declension[edit]
Inflection of kansanvalta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation) | ||||
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nominative | kansanvalta | kansanvallat | ||
genitive | kansanvallan | kansanvaltojen | ||
partitive | kansanvaltaa | kansanvaltoja | ||
illative | kansanvaltaan | kansanvaltoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | kansanvalta | kansanvallat | ||
accusative | nom. | kansanvalta | kansanvallat | |
gen. | kansanvallan | |||
genitive | kansanvallan | kansanvaltojen kansanvaltainrare | ||
partitive | kansanvaltaa | kansanvaltoja | ||
inessive | kansanvallassa | kansanvalloissa | ||
elative | kansanvallasta | kansanvalloista | ||
illative | kansanvaltaan | kansanvaltoihin | ||
adessive | kansanvallalla | kansanvalloilla | ||
ablative | kansanvallalta | kansanvalloilta | ||
allative | kansanvallalle | kansanvalloille | ||
essive | kansanvaltana | kansanvaltoina | ||
translative | kansanvallaksi | kansanvalloiksi | ||
abessive | kansanvallatta | kansanvalloitta | ||
instructive | — | kansanvalloin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “kansanvalta”, 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 2023-07-02