demagogi
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Internationalism (see English demagogue), ultimately from Ancient Greek δημαγωγός (dēmagōgós).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
demagogi
- demagogue (orator or leader who gains favor by pandering to or exciting the passions and prejudices of the audience)
- (historical) demagogue (leader of the people)
Declension edit
Inflection of demagogi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | demagogi | demagogit | ||
genitive | demagogin | demagogien | ||
partitive | demagogia | demagogeja | ||
illative | demagogiin | demagogeihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | demagogi | demagogit | ||
accusative | nom. | demagogi | demagogit | |
gen. | demagogin | |||
genitive | demagogin | demagogien | ||
partitive | demagogia | demagogeja | ||
inessive | demagogissa | demagogeissa | ||
elative | demagogista | demagogeista | ||
illative | demagogiin | demagogeihin | ||
adessive | demagogilla | demagogeilla | ||
ablative | demagogilta | demagogeilta | ||
allative | demagogille | demagogeille | ||
essive | demagogina | demagogeina | ||
translative | demagogiksi | demagogeiksi | ||
abessive | demagogitta | demagogeitta | ||
instructive | — | demagogein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms edit
- (orator): kansankiihottaja
- (leader of people): kansanjohtaja
Further reading edit
- “demagogi”, 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