valtionkirkko

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Finnish

Etymology

valtion (of state) +‎ kirkko (church)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑltionˌkirkːo/,
  • Rhymes: -irkːo
  • Hyphenation(key): val‧tion‧kirkko

Noun

valtionkirkko

  1. established church, state church

Usage notes

The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland prefers the term kansankirkko (lit. "people's church") over valtionkirkko, as they wish to derive their role in the society rather from the hearts and minds of the people than from the powers of the state. The church, together with the Finnish Orthodox Church does enjoy some privileges due to it being recognized in the legislation on the constitutional level, but on the other hand there's a full freedom of religion.

Declension

Inflection of valtionkirkko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
nominative valtionkirkko valtionkirkot
genitive valtionkirkon valtionkirkkojen
partitive valtionkirkkoa valtionkirkkoja
illative valtionkirkkoon valtionkirkkoihin
singular plural
nominative valtionkirkko valtionkirkot
accusative nom. valtionkirkko valtionkirkot
gen. valtionkirkon
genitive valtionkirkon valtionkirkkojen
partitive valtionkirkkoa valtionkirkkoja
inessive valtionkirkossa valtionkirkoissa
elative valtionkirkosta valtionkirkoista
illative valtionkirkkoon valtionkirkkoihin
adessive valtionkirkolla valtionkirkoilla
ablative valtionkirkolta valtionkirkoilta
allative valtionkirkolle valtionkirkoille
essive valtionkirkkona valtionkirkkoina
translative valtionkirkoksi valtionkirkoiksi
abessive valtionkirkotta valtionkirkoitta
instructive valtionkirkoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of valtionkirkko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)

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