etuoikeus
Appearance
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]etuoikeus
- privilege (particular benefit, advantage, or favor; a right enjoyed by some but not others)
- privilege (rare or fortunate opportunity)
- Minulla on ollut etuoikeus työskennellä tri Hyden kanssa.
- I have had the privilege of working with Dr. Hyde.
- franchise (preferential right or privilege officially granted by a government; especially for exploiting a market or a resource on exclusive basis)
Usage notes
[edit]- In principle, etuoikeus is a preferential right for something and erioikeus is an exclusive right. In practice the terms are often confused.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of etuoikeus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation) | |||
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nominative | etuoikeus | etuoikeudet | |
genitive | etuoikeuden | etuoikeuksien | |
partitive | etuoikeutta | etuoikeuksia | |
illative | etuoikeuteen | etuoikeuksiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | etuoikeus | etuoikeudet | |
accusative | nom. | etuoikeus | etuoikeudet |
gen. | etuoikeuden | ||
genitive | etuoikeuden | etuoikeuksien | |
partitive | etuoikeutta | etuoikeuksia | |
inessive | etuoikeudessa | etuoikeuksissa | |
elative | etuoikeudesta | etuoikeuksista | |
illative | etuoikeuteen | etuoikeuksiin | |
adessive | etuoikeudella | etuoikeuksilla | |
ablative | etuoikeudelta | etuoikeuksilta | |
allative | etuoikeudelle | etuoikeuksille | |
essive | etuoikeutena | etuoikeuksina | |
translative | etuoikeudeksi | etuoikeuksiksi | |
abessive | etuoikeudetta | etuoikeuksitta | |
instructive | — | etuoikeuksin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
[edit]- (particular right): erioikeus, privilegio
- (rare or fortunate opportunity): onni, erityinen onni, harvinainen onni
- (franchise): toimilupa
Derived terms
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Further reading
[edit]- “etuoikeus”, 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