kannattaja

Finnish

Etymology

kannattaa (“to support”) +‎ -ja (“-er”, agent noun suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnːɑtːɑjɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kan‧nat‧ta‧ja

Noun

kannattaja

1. supporter (one who provides physical support)
2. supporter, stalwart (one who supports or agrees with an idea or a cause)

   Synonym: tukija

3. supporter (one who provides by money or other assets as support)

   Synonym: tukija

4. second (one who agrees in a motion, as required in certain meetings to pass judgement etc.)
5. advocate (person who speaks in support of something)

   Synonyms: puolustaja, puolestapuhuja

6. fan, admirer, adherent, devotee, enthusiast, booster, aficionado (supporter of a sports team etc.)

   Synonym: fani

7. follower (one who adheres to the opinions, ideas, or teachings of another)

   Synonym: seuraaja

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kannattaja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02