kansalainen

kansa (“people, nation”) +‎ -lainen. Coined by Finnish explorer, historian and author Carl Axel Gottlund in 1828. Compare Livvi kanzalaine.

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑnsɑlɑi̯nen/, [ˈkɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝ˌlɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑinen
• Hyphenation^(key): kan‧sa‧lai‧nen

kansalainen

1. citizen

   Kansalaiset. (a traditional way for the President of Finland to begin a New Year's speech)

   [Dear] citizens.

2. national

• “kansalainen”, 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 2023-07-02