edunvalvoja

Finnish

Etymology

edun (“of interest”) +‎ valvoja (“watcher, caretaker”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈedunˌʋɑlʋojɑ/, [ˈe̞dunˌʋɑ̝lʋo̞jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋojɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): edun‧valvo‧ja

Noun

edunvalvoja

1. (law) legal guardian (person appointed to care for the interests of a minor or an incompetent person); conservator
2. guardian of interests (one who guards, watches over, or protects someone's interests)

   Ammattiyhdistys on palkansaajien edunvalvoja.

   A trade union is the guardian of wage-earners' interests.

Declension

Inflection of edunvalvoja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		edunvalvoja	edunvalvojat
genitive		edunvalvojan	edunvalvojien
partitive		edunvalvojaa	edunvalvojia
illative		edunvalvojaan	edunvalvojiin
		singular	plural
nominative		edunvalvoja	edunvalvojat
accusative	nom.	edunvalvoja	edunvalvojat
	gen.	edunvalvojan
genitive		edunvalvojan	edunvalvojien edunvalvojain rare
partitive		edunvalvojaa	edunvalvojia
inessive		edunvalvojassa	edunvalvojissa
elative		edunvalvojasta	edunvalvojista
illative		edunvalvojaan	edunvalvojiin
adessive		edunvalvojalla	edunvalvojilla
ablative		edunvalvojalta	edunvalvojilta
allative		edunvalvojalle	edunvalvojille
essive		edunvalvojana	edunvalvojina
translative		edunvalvojaksi	edunvalvojiksi
abessive		edunvalvojatta	edunvalvojitta
instructive		—	edunvalvojin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of edunvalvoja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative edunvalvojani edunvalvojani accusative nom. edunvalvojani edunvalvojani gen. edunvalvojani genitive edunvalvojani edunvalvojieni edunvalvojaini rare partitive edunvalvojaani edunvalvojiani inessive edunvalvojassani edunvalvojissani elative edunvalvojastani edunvalvojistani illative edunvalvojaani edunvalvojiini adessive edunvalvojallani edunvalvojillani ablative edunvalvojaltani edunvalvojiltani allative edunvalvojalleni edunvalvojilleni essive edunvalvojanani edunvalvojinani translative edunvalvojakseni edunvalvojikseni abessive edunvalvojattani edunvalvojittani instructive — — comitative — edunvalvojineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative edunvalvojasi edunvalvojasi accusative nom. edunvalvojasi edunvalvojasi gen. edunvalvojasi genitive edunvalvojasi edunvalvojiesi edunvalvojaisi rare partitive edunvalvojaasi edunvalvojiasi inessive edunvalvojassasi edunvalvojissasi elative edunvalvojastasi edunvalvojistasi illative edunvalvojaasi edunvalvojiisi adessive edunvalvojallasi edunvalvojillasi ablative edunvalvojaltasi edunvalvojiltasi allative edunvalvojallesi edunvalvojillesi essive edunvalvojanasi edunvalvojinasi translative edunvalvojaksesi edunvalvojiksesi abessive edunvalvojattasi edunvalvojittasi instructive — — comitative — edunvalvojinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative edunvalvojamme edunvalvojamme accusative nom. edunvalvojamme edunvalvojamme gen. edunvalvojamme genitive edunvalvojamme edunvalvojiemme edunvalvojaimme rare partitive edunvalvojaamme edunvalvojiamme inessive edunvalvojassamme edunvalvojissamme elative edunvalvojastamme edunvalvojistamme illative edunvalvojaamme edunvalvojiimme adessive edunvalvojallamme edunvalvojillamme ablative edunvalvojaltamme edunvalvojiltamme allative edunvalvojallemme edunvalvojillemme essive edunvalvojanamme edunvalvojinamme translative edunvalvojaksemme edunvalvojiksemme abessive edunvalvojattamme edunvalvojittamme instructive — — comitative — edunvalvojinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative edunvalvojanne edunvalvojanne accusative nom. edunvalvojanne edunvalvojanne gen. edunvalvojanne genitive edunvalvojanne edunvalvojienne edunvalvojainne rare partitive edunvalvojaanne edunvalvojianne inessive edunvalvojassanne edunvalvojissanne elative edunvalvojastanne edunvalvojistanne illative edunvalvojaanne edunvalvojiinne adessive edunvalvojallanne edunvalvojillanne ablative edunvalvojaltanne edunvalvojiltanne allative edunvalvojallenne edunvalvojillenne essive edunvalvojananne edunvalvojinanne translative edunvalvojaksenne edunvalvojiksenne abessive edunvalvojattanne edunvalvojittanne instructive — — comitative — edunvalvojinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative edunvalvojansa edunvalvojansa accusative nom. edunvalvojansa edunvalvojansa gen. edunvalvojansa genitive edunvalvojansa edunvalvojiensa edunvalvojainsa rare partitive edunvalvojaansa edunvalvojiaan edunvalvojiansa inessive edunvalvojassaan edunvalvojassansa edunvalvojissaan edunvalvojissansa elative edunvalvojastaan edunvalvojastansa edunvalvojistaan edunvalvojistansa illative edunvalvojaansa edunvalvojiinsa adessive edunvalvojallaan edunvalvojallansa edunvalvojillaan edunvalvojillansa ablative edunvalvojaltaan edunvalvojaltansa edunvalvojiltaan edunvalvojiltansa allative edunvalvojalleen edunvalvojallensa edunvalvojilleen edunvalvojillensa essive edunvalvojanaan edunvalvojanansa edunvalvojinaan edunvalvojinansa translative edunvalvojakseen edunvalvojaksensa edunvalvojikseen edunvalvojiksensa abessive edunvalvojattaan edunvalvojattansa edunvalvojittaan edunvalvojittansa instructive — — comitative — edunvalvojineen edunvalvojinensa

Synonyms

• (trustee): uskottu mies

Related terms

• edunvalvonta

Further reading

• “edunvalvoja”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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