päämies

== Finnish == === Etymology === Compound of pää- (“head”) +‎ mies (“man”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpæːˌmie̯s/, [ˈpæːˌmie̞̯s̠] Rhymes: -ies Syllabification(key): pää‧mies Hyphenation(key): pää‧mies === Noun === päämies (law) client head (leading person, such as a head of state) head of the family ==== Usage notes ==== This word is a generic masculine (except in the sense "head of the family"). ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “päämies”, 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