edunvalvonta

Finnish

Etymology

edun +‎ valvonta

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈedunˌʋɑlʋontɑ/, [ˈe̞dunˌʋɑ̝lʋo̞n̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋontɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): edun‧valvon‧ta

Noun

edunvalvonta

1. promotion of interests (organized action for defending and advancing the rights or economic interests of a particular group in the society)

   Järjestömme päätehtävä on jäsentemme edunvalvonta, ei niinkään vapaa-ajan tapahtumien järjestäminen.

   The main purpose of our association is the promotion of the interests of our members, not so much organizing events for their leisure.

2. (law) the acts of a guardian (person legally responsible for a minor or incompetent person) in their office; guardianship, conservatorship

Declension

Inflection of edunvalvonta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		edunvalvonta	edunvalvonnat
genitive		edunvalvonnan	edunvalvontojen
partitive		edunvalvontaa	edunvalvontoja
illative		edunvalvontaan	edunvalvontoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		edunvalvonta	edunvalvonnat
accusative	nom.	edunvalvonta	edunvalvonnat
	gen.	edunvalvonnan
genitive		edunvalvonnan	edunvalvontojen edunvalvontain rare
partitive		edunvalvontaa	edunvalvontoja
inessive		edunvalvonnassa	edunvalvonnoissa
elative		edunvalvonnasta	edunvalvonnoista
illative		edunvalvontaan	edunvalvontoihin
adessive		edunvalvonnalla	edunvalvonnoilla
ablative		edunvalvonnalta	edunvalvonnoilta
allative		edunvalvonnalle	edunvalvonnoille
essive		edunvalvontana	edunvalvontoina
translative		edunvalvonnaksi	edunvalvonnoiksi
abessive		edunvalvonnatta	edunvalvonnoitta
instructive		—	edunvalvonnoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of edunvalvonta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative edunvalvontani edunvalvontani accusative nom. edunvalvontani edunvalvontani gen. edunvalvontani genitive edunvalvontani edunvalvontojeni edunvalvontaini rare partitive edunvalvontaani edunvalvontojani inessive edunvalvonnassani edunvalvonnoissani elative edunvalvonnastani edunvalvonnoistani illative edunvalvontaani edunvalvontoihini adessive edunvalvonnallani edunvalvonnoillani ablative edunvalvonnaltani edunvalvonnoiltani allative edunvalvonnalleni edunvalvonnoilleni essive edunvalvontanani edunvalvontoinani translative edunvalvonnakseni edunvalvonnoikseni abessive edunvalvonnattani edunvalvonnoittani instructive — — comitative — edunvalvontoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative edunvalvontasi edunvalvontasi accusative nom. edunvalvontasi edunvalvontasi gen. edunvalvontasi genitive edunvalvontasi edunvalvontojesi edunvalvontaisi rare partitive edunvalvontaasi edunvalvontojasi inessive edunvalvonnassasi edunvalvonnoissasi elative edunvalvonnastasi edunvalvonnoistasi illative edunvalvontaasi edunvalvontoihisi adessive edunvalvonnallasi edunvalvonnoillasi ablative edunvalvonnaltasi edunvalvonnoiltasi allative edunvalvonnallesi edunvalvonnoillesi essive edunvalvontanasi edunvalvontoinasi translative edunvalvonnaksesi edunvalvonnoiksesi abessive edunvalvonnattasi edunvalvonnoittasi instructive — — comitative — edunvalvontoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative edunvalvontamme edunvalvontamme accusative nom. edunvalvontamme edunvalvontamme gen. edunvalvontamme genitive edunvalvontamme edunvalvontojemme edunvalvontaimme rare partitive edunvalvontaamme edunvalvontojamme inessive edunvalvonnassamme edunvalvonnoissamme elative edunvalvonnastamme edunvalvonnoistamme illative edunvalvontaamme edunvalvontoihimme adessive edunvalvonnallamme edunvalvonnoillamme ablative edunvalvonnaltamme edunvalvonnoiltamme allative edunvalvonnallemme edunvalvonnoillemme essive edunvalvontanamme edunvalvontoinamme translative edunvalvonnaksemme edunvalvonnoiksemme abessive edunvalvonnattamme edunvalvonnoittamme instructive — — comitative — edunvalvontoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative edunvalvontanne edunvalvontanne accusative nom. edunvalvontanne edunvalvontanne gen. edunvalvontanne genitive edunvalvontanne edunvalvontojenne edunvalvontainne rare partitive edunvalvontaanne edunvalvontojanne inessive edunvalvonnassanne edunvalvonnoissanne elative edunvalvonnastanne edunvalvonnoistanne illative edunvalvontaanne edunvalvontoihinne adessive edunvalvonnallanne edunvalvonnoillanne ablative edunvalvonnaltanne edunvalvonnoiltanne allative edunvalvonnallenne edunvalvonnoillenne essive edunvalvontananne edunvalvontoinanne translative edunvalvonnaksenne edunvalvonnoiksenne abessive edunvalvonnattanne edunvalvonnoittanne instructive — — comitative — edunvalvontoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative edunvalvontansa edunvalvontansa accusative nom. edunvalvontansa edunvalvontansa gen. edunvalvontansa genitive edunvalvontansa edunvalvontojensa edunvalvontainsa rare partitive edunvalvontaansa edunvalvontojaan edunvalvontojansa inessive edunvalvonnassaan edunvalvonnassansa edunvalvonnoissaan edunvalvonnoissansa elative edunvalvonnastaan edunvalvonnastansa edunvalvonnoistaan edunvalvonnoistansa illative edunvalvontaansa edunvalvontoihinsa adessive edunvalvonnallaan edunvalvonnallansa edunvalvonnoillaan edunvalvonnoillansa ablative edunvalvonnaltaan edunvalvonnaltansa edunvalvonnoiltaan edunvalvonnoiltansa allative edunvalvonnalleen edunvalvonnallensa edunvalvonnoilleen edunvalvonnoillensa essive edunvalvontanaan edunvalvontanansa edunvalvontoinaan edunvalvontoinansa translative edunvalvonnakseen edunvalvonnaksensa edunvalvonnoikseen edunvalvonnoiksensa abessive edunvalvonnattaan edunvalvonnattansa edunvalvonnoittaan edunvalvonnoittansa instructive — — comitative — edunvalvontoineen edunvalvontoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• edunvalvontavaltakirja
• edunvalvontavaltuutus

 

Related terms

• edunvalvoja

See also

• etujärjestö

Further reading

• “edunvalvonta”, 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