tasavalta
Finnish
editEtymology
edittasa (“even”) + valta (“power”). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1836.
Pronunciation
editNoun
edittasavalta
Declension
editInflection of tasavalta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation) | |||
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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. |
Derived terms
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Further reading
edit- “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 2023-07-01