sotilasmestari
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈsotilɑsˌmestɑri/, [ˈs̠o̞t̪ilɑ̝s̠ˌme̞s̠tɑ̝ri]
- Rhymes: -estɑri
- Syllabification(key): so‧ti‧las‧mes‧ta‧ri
Noun edit
sotilasmestari
- (military) The highest NCO rank in the Finnish defence forces. The official English translation is sergeant major in the Army and the Air Force and master chief petty officer in the Navy (formerly chief warrant officer for both).
Declension edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “sotilasmestari”, 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