Finnish

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Etymology

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kansan (of the people) +‎ valta (power, rule). Coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1874.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑnsɑnˌʋɑltɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝nˌʋɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑltɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): kansan‧valta

Noun

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kansanvalta

  1. democracy
    Synonym: demokratia

Declension

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Inflection of kansanvalta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation)
nominative kansanvalta kansanvallat
genitive kansanvallan kansanvaltojen
partitive kansanvaltaa kansanvaltoja
illative kansanvaltaan kansanvaltoihin
singular plural
nominative kansanvalta kansanvallat
accusative nom. kansanvalta kansanvallat
gen. kansanvallan
genitive kansanvallan kansanvaltojen
kansanvaltain rare
partitive kansanvaltaa kansanvaltoja
inessive kansanvallassa kansanvalloissa
elative kansanvallasta kansanvalloista
illative kansanvaltaan kansanvaltoihin
adessive kansanvallalla kansanvalloilla
ablative kansanvallalta kansanvalloilta
allative kansanvallalle kansanvalloille
essive kansanvaltana kansanvaltoina
translative kansanvallaksi kansanvalloiksi
abessive kansanvallatta kansanvalloitta
instructive kansanvalloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kansanvalta (Kotus type 9*I/kala, lt-ll gradation)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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