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neuvos

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Finnish

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Etymology

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neuvo +‎ -s, an indirect calque of Swedish råd (counselor); Swedish råd also means 'advise', in Finnish neuvo.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈneu̯ʋos/, [ˈne̞u̯w(ː)o̞s̠]
  • Rhymes: -euʋos
  • Hyphenation(key): neu‧vos

Noun

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neuvos

  1. An honorary title granted by the President of the Republic of Finland to highly merited citizens.
  2. councillor/councilor/counselor (the title of the holder of certain high positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland)

Usage notes

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  • There is no official English translation for the honorary title neuvos, nor any similar honorary titles.[1]
  • In formal contexts, the honorary title neuvos is always used with a modifier which specifies the field in which it has been earned. Due to the culture-specific nature of these titles, the Prime Minister's Office of Finland recommends to not translate them.[1] However, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs is the only branch where the titles are translated, e.g. ulkoasiainneuvos is translated as counsellor for foreign affairs.[2][3] A list of many Finnish honorary titles is found in the Finnish Wikipedia article Arvonimet Suomessa.

Declension

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Inflection of neuvos (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative neuvos neuvokset
genitive neuvoksen neuvosten
neuvoksien
partitive neuvosta neuvoksia
illative neuvokseen neuvoksiin
singular plural
nominative neuvos neuvokset
accusative nom. neuvos neuvokset
gen. neuvoksen
genitive neuvoksen neuvosten
neuvoksien
partitive neuvosta neuvoksia
inessive neuvoksessa neuvoksissa
elative neuvoksesta neuvoksista
illative neuvokseen neuvoksiin
adessive neuvoksella neuvoksilla
ablative neuvokselta neuvoksilta
allative neuvokselle neuvoksille
essive neuvoksena neuvoksina
translative neuvokseksi neuvoksiksi
abessive neuvoksetta neuvoksitta
instructive neuvoksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of neuvos (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative neuvokseni neuvokseni
accusative nom. neuvokseni neuvokseni
gen. neuvokseni
genitive neuvokseni neuvosteni
neuvoksieni
partitive neuvostani neuvoksiani
inessive neuvoksessani neuvoksissani
elative neuvoksestani neuvoksistani
illative neuvokseeni neuvoksiini
adessive neuvoksellani neuvoksillani
ablative neuvokseltani neuvoksiltani
allative neuvokselleni neuvoksilleni
essive neuvoksenani neuvoksinani
translative neuvoksekseni neuvoksikseni
abessive neuvoksettani neuvoksittani
instructive
comitative neuvoksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative neuvoksesi neuvoksesi
accusative nom. neuvoksesi neuvoksesi
gen. neuvoksesi
genitive neuvoksesi neuvostesi
neuvoksiesi
partitive neuvostasi neuvoksiasi
inessive neuvoksessasi neuvoksissasi
elative neuvoksestasi neuvoksistasi
illative neuvokseesi neuvoksiisi
adessive neuvoksellasi neuvoksillasi
ablative neuvokseltasi neuvoksiltasi
allative neuvoksellesi neuvoksillesi
essive neuvoksenasi neuvoksinasi
translative neuvokseksesi neuvoksiksesi
abessive neuvoksettasi neuvoksittasi
instructive
comitative neuvoksinesi

Derived terms

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compounds
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See also

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 “Arvonimiä ei käännetä [Honorary titles are not translated]”, in vnk.fi[1] (in Finnish) (PDF), Prime Minister's Office, 2015 March 20, retrieved 2017-01-26
  2. ^ “Uusia suurlähettiläsnimityksiä [New Ambassador appointments]”, in formin.finland.fi[2] (in Finnish), Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2013 February 27, retrieved 2013-09-11
  3. ^ “New Ambassadors appointed”, in formin.finland.fi[3], Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2013 February 28, archived from the original on 9 May 2013

Further reading

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