sotilasarvo
Finnish
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈsotilɑsˌɑrʋo/, [ˈs̠o̞t̪ilɑ̝s̠ˌɑ̝rʋo̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑrʋo
- Syllabification(key): so‧ti‧las‧ar‧vo
Noun
editsotilasarvo
Declension
editInflection of sotilasarvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | sotilasarvo | sotilasarvot | |
genitive | sotilasarvon | sotilasarvojen | |
partitive | sotilasarvoa | sotilasarvoja | |
illative | sotilasarvoon | sotilasarvoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | sotilasarvo | sotilasarvot | |
accusative | nom. | sotilasarvo | sotilasarvot |
gen. | sotilasarvon | ||
genitive | sotilasarvon | sotilasarvojen | |
partitive | sotilasarvoa | sotilasarvoja | |
inessive | sotilasarvossa | sotilasarvoissa | |
elative | sotilasarvosta | sotilasarvoista | |
illative | sotilasarvoon | sotilasarvoihin | |
adessive | sotilasarvolla | sotilasarvoilla | |
ablative | sotilasarvolta | sotilasarvoilta | |
allative | sotilasarvolle | sotilasarvoille | |
essive | sotilasarvona | sotilasarvoina | |
translative | sotilasarvoksi | sotilasarvoiksi | |
abessive | sotilasarvotta | sotilasarvoitta | |
instructive | — | sotilasarvoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Hyponyms
editThe military rank system varies between countries and it is not always straightforward to translate names of individual ranks into other languages. The Finnish rank system and the official translations into English are listed below, as are the equivalent NATO rank codes.
Army / Air Force | Navy | |||
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Finnish | English | Finnish | English | NATO |
Officers | ||||
kenraali | general | amiraali | admiral | OF-9 |
kenraaliluutnantti | lieutenant general | vara-amiraali | vice admiral | OF-8 |
kenraalimajuri | major general | kontra-amiraali | rear admiral | OF-7 |
prikaatikenraali | brigadier general | lippueamiraali | commodore | OF-6 |
eversti | colonel | kommodori | captain | OF-5 |
everstiluutnantti | lieutenant colonel | komentaja | commander | OF-4 |
majuri | major | komentajakapteeni | lieutenant commander | OF-3 |
kapteeni | captain | kapteeniluutnantti | lieutenant senior grade | OF-2 |
yliluutnantti | first lieutenant | yliluutnantti | lieutenant | OF-1 |
luutnantti | lieutenant | luutnantti | lieutenant junior grade | |
vänrikki | second lieutenant | aliluutnantti | ensign | |
Non-commissioned officers | ||||
sotilasmestari | sergeant major | sotilasmestari | master chief petty officer | OR-9 |
ylivääpeli | master sergeant | ylipursimies | senior chief petty officer | OR-8 |
vääpeli | sergeant first class | pursimies | chief petty officer | OR-7 |
ylikersantti | staff sergeant | ylikersantti | petty officer first class | OR-6 |
kersantti | sergeant | kersantti | petty officer second class | OR-5 |
alikersantti | corporal | alikersantti | petty officer third class | OR-4 |
Rank and file | ||||
korpraali | private first class | ylimatruusi | seaman | OR-3 |
sotamies | private | matruusi | seaman apprentice | OR-2 |
The privates are always addressed by their branch-specific address such as jääkäri, viestimies, pioneeri, tykkimies. The NATO code OR-1 is used for recruits (alokas), which is not officially considered a military rank in the Finnish Armed Forces.
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “sotilasarvo”, 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 2023-07-03