kaupunginjohtaja
Finnish
editEtymology
editkaupungin (“of a city”) + johtaja (“director”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯puŋːinˌjohtɑjɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯puŋːinˌjo̞xt̪ɑ̝jɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ohtɑjɑ
- Syllabification(key): kau‧pun‧gin‧joh‧ta‧ja
Noun
editkaupunginjohtaja
- mayor ("general manager" of a city elected by the city council)
- an honorary title of the fourth rank granted by the President of Finland, usually to (former) mayors or vice mayors
Usage notes
editSee usage notes under kunnanhallitus
Declension
editDerived terms
editcompounds
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “kaupunginjohtaja”, 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