tasavalta

Finnish

Etymology

tasa (“even”) +‎ valta (“power”). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1836.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑsɑˌʋɑltɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧sa‧val‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): tasa‧valta

Noun

tasavalta

1. republic
   • 1919 July 17, Suomen Hallitusmuoto:

     Suomi on täysivaltainen tasavalta, jonka valtiosääntö on vahvistettu tässä hallitusmuodossa ja muissa perustuslaeissa.

     Finland is a sovereign Republic, its constitution being established by this law relating to the form of government and by the other fundamental laws.

Declension

Inflection of tasavalta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation)
nominative		tasavalta	tasavallat
genitive		tasavallan	tasavaltojen
partitive		tasavaltaa	tasavaltoja
illative		tasavaltaan	tasavaltoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tasavalta	tasavallat
accusative	nom.	tasavalta	tasavallat
	gen.	tasavallan
genitive		tasavallan	tasavaltojen tasavaltain rare
partitive		tasavaltaa	tasavaltoja
inessive		tasavallassa	tasavalloissa
elative		tasavallasta	tasavalloista
illative		tasavaltaan	tasavaltoihin
adessive		tasavallalla	tasavalloilla
ablative		tasavallalta	tasavalloilta
allative		tasavallalle	tasavalloille
essive		tasavaltana	tasavaltoina
translative		tasavallaksi	tasavalloiksi
abessive		tasavallatta	tasavalloitta
instructive		—	tasavalloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tasavalta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tasavaltani tasavaltani accusative nom. tasavaltani tasavaltani gen. tasavaltani genitive tasavaltani tasavaltojeni tasavaltaini rare partitive tasavaltaani tasavaltojani inessive tasavallassani tasavalloissani elative tasavallastani tasavalloistani illative tasavaltaani tasavaltoihini adessive tasavallallani tasavalloillani ablative tasavallaltani tasavalloiltani allative tasavallalleni tasavalloilleni essive tasavaltanani tasavaltoinani translative tasavallakseni tasavalloikseni abessive tasavallattani tasavalloittani instructive — — comitative — tasavaltoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tasavaltasi tasavaltasi accusative nom. tasavaltasi tasavaltasi gen. tasavaltasi genitive tasavaltasi tasavaltojesi tasavaltaisi rare partitive tasavaltaasi tasavaltojasi inessive tasavallassasi tasavalloissasi elative tasavallastasi tasavalloistasi illative tasavaltaasi tasavaltoihisi adessive tasavallallasi tasavalloillasi ablative tasavallaltasi tasavalloiltasi allative tasavallallesi tasavalloillesi essive tasavaltanasi tasavaltoinasi translative tasavallaksesi tasavalloiksesi abessive tasavallattasi tasavalloittasi instructive — — comitative — tasavaltoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tasavaltamme tasavaltamme accusative nom. tasavaltamme tasavaltamme gen. tasavaltamme genitive tasavaltamme tasavaltojemme tasavaltaimme rare partitive tasavaltaamme tasavaltojamme inessive tasavallassamme tasavalloissamme elative tasavallastamme tasavalloistamme illative tasavaltaamme tasavaltoihimme adessive tasavallallamme tasavalloillamme ablative tasavallaltamme tasavalloiltamme allative tasavallallemme tasavalloillemme essive tasavaltanamme tasavaltoinamme translative tasavallaksemme tasavalloiksemme abessive tasavallattamme tasavalloittamme instructive — — comitative — tasavaltoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tasavaltanne tasavaltanne accusative nom. tasavaltanne tasavaltanne gen. tasavaltanne genitive tasavaltanne tasavaltojenne tasavaltainne rare partitive tasavaltaanne tasavaltojanne inessive tasavallassanne tasavalloissanne elative tasavallastanne tasavalloistanne illative tasavaltaanne tasavaltoihinne adessive tasavallallanne tasavalloillanne ablative tasavallaltanne tasavalloiltanne allative tasavallallenne tasavalloillenne essive tasavaltananne tasavaltoinanne translative tasavallaksenne tasavalloiksenne abessive tasavallattanne tasavalloittanne instructive — — comitative — tasavaltoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tasavaltansa tasavaltansa accusative nom. tasavaltansa tasavaltansa gen. tasavaltansa genitive tasavaltansa tasavaltojensa tasavaltainsa rare partitive tasavaltaansa tasavaltojaan tasavaltojansa inessive tasavallassaan tasavallassansa tasavalloissaan tasavalloissansa elative tasavallastaan tasavallastansa tasavalloistaan tasavalloistansa illative tasavaltaansa tasavaltoihinsa adessive tasavallallaan tasavallallansa tasavalloillaan tasavalloillansa ablative tasavallaltaan tasavallaltansa tasavalloiltaan tasavalloiltansa allative tasavallalleen tasavallallensa tasavalloilleen tasavalloillensa essive tasavaltanaan tasavaltanansa tasavaltoinaan tasavaltoinansa translative tasavallakseen tasavallaksensa tasavalloikseen tasavalloiksensa abessive tasavallattaan tasavallattansa tasavalloittaan tasavalloittansa instructive — — comitative — tasavaltoineen tasavaltoinensa

Derived terms

• tasavaltainen
• tasavaltalainen

compounds

• alppitasavalta
• arabitasavalta
• banaanitasavalta
• kansantasavalta
• liittotasavalta
• neuvostotasavalta
• osatasavalta
• työväentasavalta

Further reading

• “tasavalta”, 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 1 July 2023