provosti

Finnish

Etymology

< Latin

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈproʋosti/, [ˈpro̞ʋo̞s̠t̪i]
  • Rhymes: -oʋosti
  • Syllabification(key): pro‧vos‧ti

Noun

provosti

  1. provost (senior academic administrator)

Usage notes

In Finland the rank of provosti is currently only used in Aalto University. In other universities a corresponding officer is often called kansleri. [source?]

Declension

Inflection of provosti (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative provosti provostit
genitive provostin provostien
partitive provostia provosteja
illative provostiin provosteihin
singular plural
nominative provosti provostit
accusative nom. provosti provostit
gen. provostin
genitive provostin provostien
partitive provostia provosteja
inessive provostissa provosteissa
elative provostista provosteista
illative provostiin provosteihin
adessive provostilla provosteilla
ablative provostilta provosteilta
allative provostille provosteille
essive provostina provosteina
translative provostiksi provosteiksi
instructive provostein
abessive provostitta provosteitta
comitative provosteineen
Possessive forms of provosti (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person provostini provostimme
2nd person provostisi provostinne
3rd person provostinsa
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