virkaveli

== Finnish == === Etymology === virka (“public office”) +‎ veli (“brother”) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋirkɑˌʋeli/, [ˈʋirkɑ̝ˌʋe̞li] Rhymes: -eli Syllabification(key): vir‧ka‧ve‧li Hyphenation(key): virka‧veli === Noun === virkaveli colleague (fellow (male) member of a profession, staff, academic faculty or other, primarily public service or government organization) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== kollega virkatoveri ==== Coordinate terms ==== työtoveri === Further reading === “virkaveli”, 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