maaherra
Finnish
Etymology
maa + herra
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: maa‧her‧ra
Noun
maaherra
- (government) The highest official of lääni (province), which is a Finnish administrative unit between the state and municipalities. Maaherra is appointed by the central government, and is usually translated as governor into English.
- A person holding a similar position in another country, especially in Nordic countries.
Declension
| Inflection of maaherra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | maaherra | maaherrat | |
| genitive | maaherran | maaherrojen | |
| partitive | maaherraa | maaherroja | |
| illative | maaherraan | maaherroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | maaherra | maaherrat | |
| accusative | nom. | maaherra | maaherrat |
| gen. | maaherran | ||
| genitive | maaherran | maaherrojen maaherrainrare | |
| partitive | maaherraa | maaherroja | |
| inessive | maaherrassa | maaherroissa | |
| elative | maaherrasta | maaherroista | |
| illative | maaherraan | maaherroihin | |
| adessive | maaherralla | maaherroilla | |
| ablative | maaherralta | maaherroilta | |
| allative | maaherralle | maaherroille | |
| essive | maaherrana | maaherroina | |
| translative | maaherraksi | maaherroiksi | |
| instructive | — | maaherroin | |
| abessive | maaherratta | maaherroitta | |
| comitative | — | maaherroineen | |
See also
- kuvernööri