maaherra

maa +‎ herra

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːˌherːɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːˌhe̞rːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -erːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): maa‧herra

maaherra

1. (government, dated) Until 2009, the highest official of lääni (province), which was a Finnish administrative unit between the state and municipalities. Maaherra was appointed by the central government, and is usually translated as governor into English.
2. A person holding a similar position in another country, especially in Nordic countries.

• kuvernööri

• “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 2023-07-03

From maa (“land”) +‎ herra (“lord”).

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːˌherːɑ/, [ˈmɑːˌhe̞rː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːˌherːɑ/, [ˈmɑːˌhe̞rːɑ]
• Rhymes: -erː, -erːɑ
• Hyphenation: maa‧her‧ra

maaherra

1. 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.