päällikkö

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *päällikkoi. Equivalent to päällä +‎ -ikkö

Pronunciation

Noun

päällikkö

  1. chief, head
  2. leader
    Synonym: johtaja
  3. manager, boss
    Synonym: esimies
  4. commander
    Synonym: komentaja

Declension

Possessive forms of päällikkö (Kotus type 4*A/laatikko, kk-k gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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