maaherra

Finnish

Etymology

maa +‎ herra

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: maa‧her‧ra

Noun

maaherra

1. (government) The highest official of lääni (province), which is a Finnish administrative unit between the state and municipalities. Maaherra is appointed by the central government, and is usually translated as governor into English.
2. A person holding a similar position in another country, especially in Nordic countries.

Declension

Declension of maaherra (type kala) singular plural nominative maaherra maaherrat genitive maaherran maaherrojen maaherrain1 partitive maaherraa maaherroja accusative maaherra maaherran maaherrat inessive maaherrassa maaherroissa elative maaherrasta maaherroista illative maaherraan maaherroihin adessive maaherralla maaherroilla ablative maaherralta maaherroilta allative maaherralle maaherroille essive maaherrana maaherroina translative maaherraksi maaherroiksi instructive – maaherroin abessive maaherratta maaherroitta comitative – maaherroineen 1) Rare.

See also

• kuvernööri