nimismies

== Finnish == === Etymology === nimis- +‎ mies === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnimisˌmie̯s/, [ˈnimis̠ˌmie̞̯s̠] Rhymes: -ies Syllabification(key): ni‧mis‧mies Hyphenation(key): nimis‧mies === Noun === nimismies (historical) a peasant appointed as the representative of a rural municipality (pitäjä) (historical) rural police chief (acting as a police chief, sheriff, distrainor and prosecutor) ==== Usage notes ==== The second meaning is a derivation of the first, and the role it describes was abolished in 1996, except in the most sparsely populated areas of the country. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “nimismies”, 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 3 July 2023