sotaherra
Finnish
Etymology
From sota (“war”) + herra (“lord”). Compare Swedish fältherre, German Feldherr (both literally "field lord").
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsotɑˌherːɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞t̪ɑˌhe̞rːɑ]
- Rhymes: -erːɑ
- Syllabification(key): so‧ta‧her‧ra
Noun
sotaherra
- warlord (local ruler or bandit leader where the government is weak)
- (derogatory) any high military officer
Declension
| Inflection of sotaherra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sotaherra | sotaherrat | |
| genitive | sotaherran | sotaherrojen | |
| partitive | sotaherraa | sotaherroja | |
| illative | sotaherraan | sotaherroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sotaherra | sotaherrat | |
| accusative | nom. | sotaherra | sotaherrat |
| gen. | sotaherran | ||
| genitive | sotaherran | sotaherrojen sotaherrainrare | |
| partitive | sotaherraa | sotaherroja | |
| inessive | sotaherrassa | sotaherroissa | |
| elative | sotaherrasta | sotaherroista | |
| illative | sotaherraan | sotaherroihin | |
| adessive | sotaherralla | sotaherroilla | |
| ablative | sotaherralta | sotaherroilta | |
| allative | sotaherralle | sotaherroille | |
| essive | sotaherrana | sotaherroina | |
| translative | sotaherraksi | sotaherroiksi | |
| instructive | — | sotaherroin | |
| abessive | sotaherratta | sotaherroitta | |
| comitative | — | sotaherroineen | |
| Possessive forms of sotaherra (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sotaherrani | sotaherramme |
| 2nd person | sotaherrasi | sotaherranne |
| 3rd person | sotaherransa | |