etuoikeus
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
etuoikeus
- privilege (particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right enjoyed by some but not others)
- privilege (rare or fortunate opportunity)
- Minulla on ollut etuoikeus työskennellä tri Hyden kanssa.
- I have had the privilege of working with Dr. Hyde.
- franchise (preferential right or privilege officially granted by a government; especially for exploiting a market or a resource on exclusive basis)
Usage notes[edit]
- In principle, etuoikeus is a preferential right for something and erioikeus is an exclusive right. In practice the terms are often confused.
Declension[edit]
Inflection of etuoikeus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | etuoikeus | etuoikeudet | ||
genitive | etuoikeuden | etuoikeuksien | ||
partitive | etuoikeutta | etuoikeuksia | ||
illative | etuoikeuteen | etuoikeuksiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | etuoikeus | etuoikeudet | ||
accusative | nom. | etuoikeus | etuoikeudet | |
gen. | etuoikeuden | |||
genitive | etuoikeuden | etuoikeuksien | ||
partitive | etuoikeutta | etuoikeuksia | ||
inessive | etuoikeudessa | etuoikeuksissa | ||
elative | etuoikeudesta | etuoikeuksista | ||
illative | etuoikeuteen | etuoikeuksiin | ||
adessive | etuoikeudella | etuoikeuksilla | ||
ablative | etuoikeudelta | etuoikeuksilta | ||
allative | etuoikeudelle | etuoikeuksille | ||
essive | etuoikeutena | etuoikeuksina | ||
translative | etuoikeudeksi | etuoikeuksiksi | ||
abessive | etuoikeudetta | etuoikeuksitta | ||
instructive | — | etuoikeuksin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms[edit]
- (particular right): erioikeus, privilegio
- (rare or fortunate opportunity): onni, erityinen onni, harvinainen onni
- (franchise): toimilupa
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “etuoikeus”, 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