pääesikunta

== Finnish == === Etymology === pää- (“main”) +‎ esikunta (“staff”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpæːˌesiˌkuntɑ/, [ˈpæːˌe̞s̠iˌkun̪t̪ɑ̝] Rhymes: -untɑ Syllabification(key): pää‧e‧si‧kun‧ta Hyphenation(key): pää‧esi‧kunta === Noun === pääesikunta (military) (main, supreme etc.) headquarters, (high) command, general staff (central command centre of a military organization) ==== Usage notes ==== The pääesikunta of the Finnish military uses the English title Defence Command. ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== päämaja === Further reading === “pääesikunta”, 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