maaherra
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌherːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːˌhe̞rːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -erːɑ
- Syllabification(key): maa‧her‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): maa‧herra
Noun
[edit]maaherra
- (government, historical) Until 2009, the highest official within a lääni (“province”), appointed by the central government; a governor.
- A person holding a similar position in another country, especially in the Nordic countries.
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of maaherra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maaherra | maaherrat | |
| genitive | maaherran | maaherrojen | |
| partitive | maaherraa | maaherroja | |
| illative | maaherraan | maaherroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maaherra | maaherrat | |
| accusative | nom. | maaherra | maaherrat |
| gen. | maaherran | ||
| genitive | maaherran | maaherrojen maaherrain rare | |
| partitive | maaherraa | maaherroja | |
| inessive | maaherrassa | maaherroissa | |
| elative | maaherrasta | maaherroista | |
| illative | maaherraan | maaherroihin | |
| adessive | maaherralla | maaherroilla | |
| ablative | maaherralta | maaherroilta | |
| allative | maaherralle | maaherroille | |
| essive | maaherrana | maaherroina | |
| translative | maaherraksi | maaherroiksi | |
| abessive | maaherratta | maaherroitta | |
| instructive | — | maaherroin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “maaherra”, 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 3 July 2023
Ingrian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From maa (“land”) + herra (“lord”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌherːɑ/, [ˈmɑːˌhe̞rː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌherːɑ/, [ˈmɑːˌɣ̥e̞rːɑ]
- Rhymes: -erː, -erːɑ
- Hyphenation: maa‧her‧ra
Noun
[edit]maaherra
- official
- 2008, “Läkkäämmä omal viisii [We're speaking [our] own way]”, in Inkeri[2], volume 4, number 69, St. Petersburg, page 12:
- Miä en tiije mitä siin oli maaherra, miä olin pikkarain.
- I don't know what official was there, I was very young.
Declension
[edit]| Declension of maaherra (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | maaherra | maaherrat |
| genitive | maaherran | maaherroin |
| partitive | maaherraa | maaherroja |
| illative | maaherraa | maaherroi |
| inessive | maaherraas | maaherrois |
| elative | maaherrast | maaherroist |
| allative | maaherralle | maaherroille |
| adessive | maaherraal | maaherroil |
| ablative | maaherralt | maaherroilt |
| translative | maaherraks | maaherroiks |
| essive | maaherranna, maaherraan | maaherroinna, maaherroin |
| exessive1) | maaherrant | maaherroint |
| 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. | ||
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- Rhymes:Finnish/erːɑ
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- Ingrian compound terms
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- Rhymes:Ingrian/erː
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- Rhymes:Ingrian/erːɑ
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