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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lua error in Module:quote at line 2964: Parameter "trans title" is not used by this template.
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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