neuvos
Finnish
Etymology
neuvo + -s, a partial calque of Swedish råd (“counselor”). Swedish råd also means 'advise', in Finnish neuvo.
Pronunciation
Noun
neuvos
- (no officially accepted English translation)[1] An honorary title granted by the President of the Republic of Finland to highly merited citizens.
- councillor/councilor/counselor (the title of the holder of certain high positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland)
Declension
Inflection of neuvos (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | neuvos | neuvokset | |
genitive | neuvoksen | neuvosten neuvoksien | |
partitive | neuvosta | neuvoksia | |
illative | neuvokseen | neuvoksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | neuvos | neuvokset | |
accusative | nom. | neuvos | neuvokset |
gen. | neuvoksen | ||
genitive | neuvoksen | neuvosten neuvoksien | |
partitive | neuvosta | neuvoksia | |
inessive | neuvoksessa | neuvoksissa | |
elative | neuvoksesta | neuvoksista | |
illative | neuvokseen | neuvoksiin | |
adessive | neuvoksella | neuvoksilla | |
ablative | neuvokselta | neuvoksilta | |
allative | neuvokselle | neuvoksille | |
essive | neuvoksena | neuvoksina | |
translative | neuvokseksi | neuvoksiksi | |
abessive | neuvoksetta | neuvoksitta | |
instructive | — | neuvoksin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Usage notes
In formal contexts, neuvos is always used with a modifier which specifies the field on which the title has been earned. Due to the culture-specific nature of the title neuvos, the Prime Minister's Office of Finland does not recommend any translations thereof.[1] However, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs is the only branch where the titles are translated, e.g. ulkoasiainneuvos is translated to Counsellor for Foreign Affairs.[2][3] A list of Finnish honorary titles (not necessarily complete) may be found in Finnish Wikipedia article Arvonimet Suomessa.
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References
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- ^ “New Ambassadors appointed”, in formin.finland.fi[1], Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2013 February 28, retrieved 2013-09-11