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

  1. warlord (local ruler or bandit leader where the government is weak)
  2. (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
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