kunnia
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *kunnija (compare Ingrian kunnia, Karelian kunnivo, Votic kunnia), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kunją (compare Old Norse kyn, English kin).[1] The meaning shifted from “family, clan” to “noble family, family honor” and finally to “honor”, perhaps by influence from Swedish ära, heder, honnör, German Ehre.[2]
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkunːiɑ/, [ˈkunːiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -unːiɑ
- Syllabification(key): kun‧ni‧a
- Hyphenation(key): kun‧nia
Noun
[edit]kunnia
- honor, honour (respect, favorable reputation; dignity; sense of self-worth)
- Hänen kunniansa on kyseessä.
- His honor is at stake.
- Minulla on lahja sinulle tämän päivän kunniaksi.
- I have a gift for you in honor of this day.
- distinction, honor (privilege, feature that causes someone or something to stand out as being better)
- Minulla oli kunnia istua suurlähettilään vieressä.
- I had the honor of sitting next to the ambassador.
- Hänellä oli kunnia tavata kuningatar.
- She had the distinction of meeting the Queen.
- credit, honor (recognition and respect for one's achievements) [with elative ‘for’]
- antaa kunnia sinne, minne kunnia kuuluu ― to give credit where credit is due
- Minä tein työn, mutta hän otti kunnian.
- I did the work but he took the credit.
- (religion) glory
- 1992, Raamattu [The Bible], Helsinki: Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko, Evankeliumi Luukkaan mukaan (Luke) 2:14:
- Jumalan on kunnia korkeuksissa, maan päällä rauha ihmisillä, joita hän rakastaa.
- Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is pleased!
- (as modifier) honorary
- kunniamaininta ― honorary mention
- kunniajäsen ― honorary member
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of kunnia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kunnia | kunniat | |
| genitive | kunnian | kunnioiden kunnioitten | |
| partitive | kunniaa | kunnioita | |
| illative | kunniaan | kunnioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kunnia | kunniat | |
| accusative | nom. | kunnia | kunniat |
| gen. | kunnian | ||
| genitive | kunnian | kunnioiden kunnioitten kunniain rare | |
| partitive | kunniaa | kunnioita | |
| inessive | kunniassa | kunnioissa | |
| elative | kunniasta | kunnioista | |
| illative | kunniaan | kunnioihin | |
| adessive | kunnialla | kunnioilla | |
| ablative | kunnialta | kunnioilta | |
| allative | kunnialle | kunnioille | |
| essive | kunniana | kunnioina | |
| translative | kunniaksi | kunnioiksi | |
| abessive | kunniatta | kunnioitta | |
| instructive | — | kunnioin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
[edit]- (honour): hunööri (archaic)
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
- ammattikunnia
- kunnia-arjalainen
- kunnia-asia
- kunniagalleria
- kunniajuoksu
- kunniajäsen
- kunniakansalainen
- kunniakierros
- kunniakirja
- kunniakomppania
- kunniakonsulaatti
- kunniakonsuli
- kunniakuja
- kunniakysymys
- kunniakäynti
- kunnialaukaus
- kunniamaininta
- kunniamarssi
- kunniamerkki
- kunniamitali
- kunniamurha
- kunnianarka
- kunnianarkuus
- kunnianarvoinen
- kunnianarvoisa
- kunnianhimo
- kunnianhimoinen
- kunnianimi
- kunnianimitys
- kunniankipeä
- kunnianloukkaus
- kunnianosoitus
- kunnianpalautus
- kunnianteko
- kunniantunto
- kunniapaikka
- kunniapalkinto
- kunniaportti
- kunniapuheenjohtaja
- kunniasana
- kunniasija
- kunniataulu
- kunniatehtävä
- kunniatohtori
- kunniatuomioistuin
- kunniavahti
- kunniavartija
- kunniavartio
- kunniavartiomies
- kunniavartiosto
- kunniavelka
- kunniavieras
- kunniavirka
- kunniaväkivalta
- sotilaskunnia
References
[edit]- ^ Erkki Itkonen, Ulla-Maija Kulonen, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- ^ Lauri Hakulinen (1965), “Muutamista sosiaalisen sanastomme käännöslainoista”, in Virittäjä[2] (in Finnish), volume 69, number 1, Kotikielen Seura, pages 18–29
Further reading
[edit]- “kunnia”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Anagrams
[edit]Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *kunnija. Cognates include Finnish kunnia.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkunːiɑ/, [ˈkunːe̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkunːiɑ/, [ˈkunːiɑ]
- Rhymes: -unːeː, -unːiɑ
- Hyphenation: kun‧ni‧a
Noun
[edit]kunnia
Declension
[edit]| Declension of kunnia (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kunnia | kunniat |
| genitive | kunnian | kunnioin |
| partitive | kunniaa | kunnioja |
| illative | kunniaa | kunnioihe |
| inessive | kunniaas | kunniois |
| elative | kunniast | kunnioist |
| allative | kunnialle | kunnioille |
| adessive | kunniaal | kunnioil |
| ablative | kunnialt | kunnioilt |
| translative | kunniaks | kunnioiks |
| essive | kunnianna, kunniaan | kunnioinna, kunnioin |
| exessive1) | kunniant | kunnioint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Related terms
[edit]- kunigas (“king”)
Descendants
[edit]- → Votic: kunnia
References
[edit]- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 220
Votic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kunnia
Inflection
[edit]| Declension of kunnia (type III/jalkõ, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kunnia | kunniad |
| genitive | kunnia | kunniojõ |
| partitive | kunnia | kunnioit |
| illative | kunnia, kunniasõ | kunnioisõ |
| inessive | kunniaz | kunnioiz |
| elative | kunniass | kunnioiss |
| allative | kunniallõ | kunnioillõ |
| adessive | kunniall | kunnioill |
| ablative | kunnialt | kunnioilt |
| translative | kunniassi | kunnioissi |
| 'Standardized' inflection based on the Vaipooli dialects; see WT:AVOT. For dialectal differences between case endings, see Appendix:Votic dialects. *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
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- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Finnish terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ǵenh₁-
- Finnish terms inherited from Proto-Finnic
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- Finnish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Rhymes:Finnish/unːiɑ
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- Rhymes:Ingrian/unːeː
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