Akava

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Etymology

Combined from the words akateeminen (“academic”) and valtuuskunta (“delegation”), which are taken from the former name of the organization: Akateeminen Yhteistyövaltuuskunta.

Proper noun

Akava

1. A trade union confederation representing employees with university- or other high-level training in both public and private sector; its full English name is "The Confederation of Unions for Academic Professionals in Finland (Akava)".

Declension

Declension of Akava (type koira) singular plural nominative Akava – genitive Akavan – partitive Akavaa – accusative Akava Akavan – inessive Akavassa – elative Akavasta – illative Akavaan – adessive Akavalla – ablative Akavalta – allative Akavalle – essive Akavana – translative Akavaksi – instructive – – abessive Akavatta – comitative – – 1) Rare.

Hypernyms

• palkansaajakeskusjärjestö
• työmarkkinakeskusjärjestö

Derived terms

• akavalainen

See also

• SAK
• STTK