avainasema
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
avain (“key”) + asema (“position”)
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈɑʋɑi̯nˌɑsemɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ʋɑ̝i̯nˌɑ̝s̠e̞mɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑsemɑ
- Syllabification(key): a‧vain‧a‧se‧ma
Noun edit
avainasema
- key position (crucial or decisive position)
- Kouluhoitajat ovat avainasemassa kiusaamisen torjumisessa.
- The school nurses are in key position to combat bullying.
Usage notes edit
The Finnish term avainasema and English "key position" are not completely overlapping. Where "key position" refers directly to a job position in an organization, it would be better translated as avaintehtävä into Finnish.
- Monet alumnimme työskentelevät avaintehtävissä suurissa yrityksissä.
- Many of our alumni work in key positions in large corporations.
Declension edit
Inflection of avainasema (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | avainasema | avainasemat | ||
genitive | avainaseman | avainasemien | ||
partitive | avainasemaa | avainasemia | ||
illative | avainasemaan | avainasemiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | avainasema | avainasemat | ||
accusative | nom. | avainasema | avainasemat | |
gen. | avainaseman | |||
genitive | avainaseman | avainasemien avainasemainrare | ||
partitive | avainasemaa | avainasemia | ||
inessive | avainasemassa | avainasemissa | ||
elative | avainasemasta | avainasemista | ||
illative | avainasemaan | avainasemiin | ||
adessive | avainasemalla | avainasemilla | ||
ablative | avainasemalta | avainasemilta | ||
allative | avainasemalle | avainasemille | ||
essive | avainasemana | avainasemina | ||
translative | avainasemaksi | avainasemiksi | ||
abessive | avainasematta | avainasemitta | ||
instructive | — | avainasemin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Further reading edit
- “avainasema”, 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 2023-07-02