valtionkirkko
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]valtion (“of state”) + kirkko (“church”)
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑltionˌkirkːo/, [ˈʋɑ̝l̪t̪io̞ŋˌk̟irkːo̞]
- Rhymes: -irkːo
- Syllabification(key): val‧ti‧on‧kirk‧ko
Noun
[edit]valtionkirkko
Usage notes
[edit]The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland prefers the term kansankirkko (lit. "people's church") over valtionkirkko, as they wish to derive their role in the society rather from the hearts and minds of the people than from the powers of the state. The church, together with the Finnish Orthodox Church does enjoy some privileges due to it being recognized in the legislation on the constitutional level, but on the other hand there's a full freedom of religion.
Declension
[edit]Inflection of valtionkirkko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
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nominative | valtionkirkko | valtionkirkot | |
genitive | valtionkirkon | valtionkirkkojen | |
partitive | valtionkirkkoa | valtionkirkkoja | |
illative | valtionkirkkoon | valtionkirkkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | valtionkirkko | valtionkirkot | |
accusative | nom. | valtionkirkko | valtionkirkot |
gen. | valtionkirkon | ||
genitive | valtionkirkon | valtionkirkkojen | |
partitive | valtionkirkkoa | valtionkirkkoja | |
inessive | valtionkirkossa | valtionkirkoissa | |
elative | valtionkirkosta | valtionkirkoista | |
illative | valtionkirkkoon | valtionkirkkoihin | |
adessive | valtionkirkolla | valtionkirkoilla | |
ablative | valtionkirkolta | valtionkirkoilta | |
allative | valtionkirkolle | valtionkirkoille | |
essive | valtionkirkkona | valtionkirkkoina | |
translative | valtionkirkoksi | valtionkirkoiksi | |
abessive | valtionkirkotta | valtionkirkoitta | |
instructive | — | valtionkirkoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “valtionkirkko”, 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 2023-07-04