kirkkovaltuusto
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈkirkːoˌʋɑltuːsto/, [ˈk̟irkːo̞ˌʋɑ̝l̪t̪uːs̠to̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑltuːsto
- Hyphenation(key): kirkko‧valtuus‧to
Noun
[edit]kirkkovaltuusto
- parochial council (in Finland, a legislative body elected by the members of a parish or a combine of parishes, see seurakuntayhtymä; the highest decision-making organ in a parish)
Usage notes
[edit]The UK term for a corresponding body there is parochial church council.
Declension
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “kirkkovaltuusto”, 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