ylikonstaapeli
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From yli- (“chief-, super-”) + konstaapeli (“constable”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /ˈyliˌkonstɑːpeli/, [ˈyliˌko̞ns̠tɑ̝ːˌpe̞li]
- Rhymes: -eli
- Syllabification(key): y‧li‧kons‧taa‧pe‧li
Noun[edit]
ylikonstaapeli
- police sergeant, sergeant (senior officer rank in the Finnish police force, above vanhempi konstaapeli and below komisario)
Usage notes[edit]
For a listing of Finnish police ranks see usage notes under poliisiarvo.
Declension[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ylikonstaapeli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04