lippukunta

lippu (“flag”) +‎ kunta (“corps”)

• IPA^(key): /ˈlipːuˌkuntɑ/,
• Rhymes: -untɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): lippu‧kunta

lippukunta

1. (scouting) scout group (local chapter of Scouts movement)
2. (military, archaic) The basic fighting unit of Finnish infantry (part of Swedish armies) in 16th and 17th century consisting originally of about 500 men. In early 17th century the army was reorganized, the size of lippukunta was reduced to 200 and subsequently renamed to komppania (“company”).

• (scout group): partiolippukunta

• “lippukunta”, 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 2023-07-03