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konstaapeli

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From French konstapel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkonstɑːpeli/, [ˈko̞ns̠tɑ̝ːˌpe̞li]
  • Rhymes: -eli
  • Hyphenation(key): kons‧taa‧pe‧li

Noun

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konstaapeli

  1. constable (policeman belonging to the lowest ranks of a police force)

Usage notes

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In Finnish usage the term konstaapeli covers three lowest ranks in the police force, see usage notes under poliisiarvo (police rank) for a table of Finnish police ranks.

Declension

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Possessive forms of konstaapeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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