ylikonstaapeli
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
From yli- (“chief-, super-”) + konstaapeli (“constable”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈyliˌkonstɑːpeli/, [ˈyliˌko̞ns̠tɑ̝ːˌpe̞li]
- Rhymes: -eli
- Syllabification(key): y‧li‧kons‧taa‧pe‧li
Noun edit
ylikonstaapeli
- police sergeant, sergeant (senior officer rank in the Finnish police force, above vanhempi konstaapeli and below komisario)
Usage notes edit
For a listing of Finnish police ranks see usage notes under poliisiarvo.
Declension edit
Derived terms edit
compounds
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “ylikonstaapeli”, 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 2023-07-04