arvoisa

Finnish

Etymology

arvo +‎ -isa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑrʋoi̯sɑ/, [ˈɑ̝rʋo̞i̯s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrʋoisɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ar‧voi‧sa

Adjective

arvoisa (comparative arvoisampi, superlative arvoisin)

1. honored, esteemed, dear (a respectful form of address)

   Arvoisa puhemies! ― Mister/Madam Speaker!

   Arvoisa yleisö! ― Ladies and gentlemen of the audience!

   Arvoisat asiakkaat! ― Dear customers!

Usage notes

• Used in certain formal contexts when addressing a ranking person, such as the speaker of an assembly, as well as when addressing an audience.

Declension

Inflection of arvoisa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		arvoisa	arvoisat
genitive		arvoisan	arvoisien
partitive		arvoisaa	arvoisia
illative		arvoisaan	arvoisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		arvoisa	arvoisat
accusative	nom.	arvoisa	arvoisat
	gen.	arvoisan
genitive		arvoisan	arvoisien arvoisain rare
partitive		arvoisaa	arvoisia
inessive		arvoisassa	arvoisissa
elative		arvoisasta	arvoisista
illative		arvoisaan	arvoisiin
adessive		arvoisalla	arvoisilla
ablative		arvoisalta	arvoisilta
allative		arvoisalle	arvoisille
essive		arvoisana	arvoisina
translative		arvoisaksi	arvoisiksi
abessive		arvoisatta	arvoisitta
instructive		—	arvoisin
comitative		—	arvoisine

Possessive forms of arvoisa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arvoisani arvoisani accusative nom. arvoisani arvoisani gen. arvoisani genitive arvoisani arvoisieni arvoisaini rare partitive arvoisaani arvoisiani inessive arvoisassani arvoisissani elative arvoisastani arvoisistani illative arvoisaani arvoisiini adessive arvoisallani arvoisillani ablative arvoisaltani arvoisiltani allative arvoisalleni arvoisilleni essive arvoisanani arvoisinani translative arvoisakseni arvoisikseni abessive arvoisattani arvoisittani instructive — — comitative — arvoisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative arvoisasi arvoisasi accusative nom. arvoisasi arvoisasi gen. arvoisasi genitive arvoisasi arvoisiesi arvoisaisi rare partitive arvoisaasi arvoisiasi inessive arvoisassasi arvoisissasi elative arvoisastasi arvoisistasi illative arvoisaasi arvoisiisi adessive arvoisallasi arvoisillasi ablative arvoisaltasi arvoisiltasi allative arvoisallesi arvoisillesi essive arvoisanasi arvoisinasi translative arvoisaksesi arvoisiksesi abessive arvoisattasi arvoisittasi instructive — — comitative — arvoisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arvoisamme arvoisamme accusative nom. arvoisamme arvoisamme gen. arvoisamme genitive arvoisamme arvoisiemme arvoisaimme rare partitive arvoisaamme arvoisiamme inessive arvoisassamme arvoisissamme elative arvoisastamme arvoisistamme illative arvoisaamme arvoisiimme adessive arvoisallamme arvoisillamme ablative arvoisaltamme arvoisiltamme allative arvoisallemme arvoisillemme essive arvoisanamme arvoisinamme translative arvoisaksemme arvoisiksemme abessive arvoisattamme arvoisittamme instructive — — comitative — arvoisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative arvoisanne arvoisanne accusative nom. arvoisanne arvoisanne gen. arvoisanne genitive arvoisanne arvoisienne arvoisainne rare partitive arvoisaanne arvoisianne inessive arvoisassanne arvoisissanne elative arvoisastanne arvoisistanne illative arvoisaanne arvoisiinne adessive arvoisallanne arvoisillanne ablative arvoisaltanne arvoisiltanne allative arvoisallenne arvoisillenne essive arvoisananne arvoisinanne translative arvoisaksenne arvoisiksenne abessive arvoisattanne arvoisittanne instructive — — comitative — arvoisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative arvoisansa arvoisansa accusative nom. arvoisansa arvoisansa gen. arvoisansa genitive arvoisansa arvoisiensa arvoisainsa rare partitive arvoisaansa arvoisiaan arvoisiansa inessive arvoisassaan arvoisassansa arvoisissaan arvoisissansa elative arvoisastaan arvoisastansa arvoisistaan arvoisistansa illative arvoisaansa arvoisiinsa adessive arvoisallaan arvoisallansa arvoisillaan arvoisillansa ablative arvoisaltaan arvoisaltansa arvoisiltaan arvoisiltansa allative arvoisalleen arvoisallensa arvoisilleen arvoisillensa essive arvoisanaan arvoisanansa arvoisinaan arvoisinansa translative arvoisakseen arvoisaksensa arvoisikseen arvoisiksensa abessive arvoisattaan arvoisattansa arvoisittaan arvoisittansa instructive — — comitative — arvoisineen arvoisinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kunnianarvoisa

 

See also

• kunnianarvoisa

Further reading

• “arvoisa”, 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 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• vasaroi