hyvinvointi

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Finnish

Etymology

hyvin +‎ vointi, from voida hyvin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhyʋinˌʋoi̯nti/,
  • Rhymes: -ointi
  • Hyphenation(key): hyvin‧vointi

Noun

hyvinvointi

  1. well-being, welfare (health, safety, happiness and prosperity)
  2. wellness

Usage notes

The Finnish word hyvinvointi (literally doing well) retains the early 20th century meaning of the word welfare which in both British and American English meant being in good health or in good financial standing. The American meaning of the word welfare has morphed and now means government assistance for the less fortunate. The Finnish word for government assistance intended to ensure a person's state of well-being is sosiaaliturvaetuus (social benefit) or sosiaaliavustus (social assistance).

Declension

Inflection of hyvinvointi (Kotus type 5*J/risti, nt-nn gradation)
nominative hyvinvointi hyvinvoinnit
genitive hyvinvoinnin hyvinvointien
partitive hyvinvointia hyvinvointeja
illative hyvinvointiin hyvinvointeihin
singular plural
nominative hyvinvointi hyvinvoinnit
accusative nom. hyvinvointi hyvinvoinnit
gen. hyvinvoinnin
genitive hyvinvoinnin hyvinvointien
partitive hyvinvointia hyvinvointeja
inessive hyvinvoinnissa hyvinvoinneissa
elative hyvinvoinnista hyvinvoinneista
illative hyvinvointiin hyvinvointeihin
adessive hyvinvoinnilla hyvinvoinneilla
ablative hyvinvoinnilta hyvinvoinneilta
allative hyvinvoinnille hyvinvoinneille
essive hyvinvointina hyvinvointeina
translative hyvinvoinniksi hyvinvoinneiksi
abessive hyvinvoinnitta hyvinvoinneitta
instructive hyvinvoinnein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of hyvinvointi (Kotus type 5*J/risti, nt-nn gradation)

Derived terms

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