kansanvalta

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Finnish

Etymology

kansan (of the people) +‎ valta (power, rule). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1874.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑnˌʋɑltɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): kansan‧valta

Noun

kansanvalta

  1. democracy
    Synonym: demokratia

Declension

Inflection of kansanvalta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation)
nominative kansanvalta kansanvallat
genitive kansanvallan kansanvaltojen
partitive kansanvaltaa kansanvaltoja
illative kansanvaltaan kansanvaltoihin
singular plural
nominative kansanvalta kansanvallat
accusative nom. kansanvalta kansanvallat
gen. kansanvallan
genitive kansanvallan kansanvaltojen
kansanvaltain rare
partitive kansanvaltaa kansanvaltoja
inessive kansanvallassa kansanvalloissa
elative kansanvallasta kansanvalloista
illative kansanvaltaan kansanvaltoihin
adessive kansanvallalla kansanvalloilla
ablative kansanvallalta kansanvalloilta
allative kansanvallalle kansanvalloille
essive kansanvaltana kansanvaltoina
translative kansanvallaksi kansanvalloiksi
abessive kansanvallatta kansanvalloitta
instructive kansanvalloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kansanvalta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation)

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