virallinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === virka (“(public) office, post, position”) +‎ -llinen (relational adjective suffix). Modern sense coined by Finnish physician and philologist Elias Lönnrot in 1846; attested prior to that in the sense “(of a person) holding office”. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋirɑlːinen/, [ˈʋirɑ̝lˌline̞n] Rhymes: -inen Syllabification(key): vi‧ral‧li‧nen Hyphenation(key): vi‧ral‧li‧nen === Adjective === virallinen (comparative virallisempi, superlative virallisin) official official (of or pertaining to an office or public trust) official (derived from the proper office) official (approved by authority) official (discharging an office or function) official (relating to an office) official ((of alleged truth) canonical but disputed) (figuratively) official, formal ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “virallinen”, 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 4 July 2023