dekaani

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdekɑːni/, [ˈde̞kɑ̝ːni] Rhymes: -ekɑːni Syllabification(key): de‧kaa‧ni Hyphenation(key): de‧kaa‧ni === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from Swedish dekan, ultimately from Latin decānus. ==== Noun ==== dekaani dean (senior official in a university or college) dean (church dignitary in churches, primarily Anglican churches; not really used in Finnish churches) ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Further reading ==== “1. dekaani”, 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 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === Internationalism; compare English decane ==== Noun ==== dekaani (organic chemistry) decane ===== Declension ===== ==== Further reading ==== “2. dekaani”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023