neuvos

Finnish

Etymology

neuvo +‎ -s, an indirect calque of Swedish råd (“counselor”); Swedish råd also means 'advise', in Finnish neuvo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈneu̯ʋos/, [ˈne̞u̯w(ː)o̞s̠]
  • Rhymes: -euʋos
  • Syllabification(key): neu‧vos

Noun

neuvos

  1. (no officially accepted English translation)[1] An honorary title granted by the President of the Republic of Finland to highly merited citizens.
  2. councillor/councilor/counselor (the title of the holder of certain high positions in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland)

Usage notes

In formal contexts, the honorary title neuvos is always used with a modifier which specifies the field in which it has been earned. Due to the culture-specific nature of these titles, the Prime Minister's Office of Finland recommends to not translate them.[1] However, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs is the only branch where the titles are translated, e.g. ulkoasiainneuvos is translated as counsellor for foreign affairs.[2][3] A list of many Finnish honorary titles is found in the Finnish Wikipedia article Arvonimet Suomessa.

Declension
Inflection of neuvos (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative neuvos neuvokset
genitive neuvoksen neuvosten
neuvoksien
partitive neuvosta neuvoksia
illative neuvokseen neuvoksiin
singular plural
nominative neuvos neuvokset
accusative nom. neuvos neuvokset
gen. neuvoksen
genitive neuvoksen neuvosten
neuvoksien
partitive neuvosta neuvoksia
inessive neuvoksessa neuvoksissa
elative neuvoksesta neuvoksista
illative neuvokseen neuvoksiin
adessive neuvoksella neuvoksilla
ablative neuvokselta neuvoksilta
allative neuvokselle neuvoksille
essive neuvoksena neuvoksina
translative neuvokseksi neuvoksiksi
instructive — neuvoksin
abessive neuvoksetta neuvoksitta
comitative — neuvoksineen
Possessive forms of neuvos (type vastaus)
possessor singular plural
1st person neuvokseni neuvoksemme
2nd person neuvoksesi neuvoksenne
3rd person neuvoksensa

Derived terms

Compounds

See also

References
  1. “Arvonimiä ei käännetä”, in vnk.fi‎ (PDF, in Finnish), Prime Minister's Office, 2015-03-20, retrieved 2017-01-26
  2. “Uusia suurlähettiläsnimityksiä”, in formin.finland.fi‎ (in Finnish), Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2013-02-27, retrieved 2013-09-11
  3. “New Ambassadors appointed”, in formin.finland.fi‎, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, 2013-02-28, retrieved 2013-09-11
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