# edunvalvonta
## Finnish
### Etymology

edun +‎ valvonta

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈedunˌʋɑlʋontɑ/, [ˈe̞dunˌʋɑ̝lʋo̞n̪t̪ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑlʋontɑ
* Hyphenation: edun‧valvon‧ta

### Noun

edunvalvonta
* promotion of interests (organized action for defending and advancing the rights or economic interests of a particular group in the society)
    Järjestömme päätehtävä on jäsentemme edunvalvonta, ei niinkään vapaa-ajan tapahtumien järjestäminen.The main purpose of our association is the promotion of the interests of our members, not so much organizing events for their leisure.
* (law) the acts of a guardian (person legally responsible for a minor or incompetent person) in their office; guardianship, conservatorship

#### Declension

Possessive forms of edunvalvonta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
edunvalvontani
edunvalvontani
accusative
nom.
edunvalvontani
edunvalvontani
gen.
edunvalvontani
genitive
edunvalvontani
edunvalvontojeni edunvalvontaini $^{rare}$
partitive
edunvalvontaani
edunvalvontojani
inessive
edunvalvonnassani
edunvalvonnoissani
elative
edunvalvonnastani
edunvalvonnoistani
illative
edunvalvontaani
edunvalvontoihini
adessive
edunvalvonnallani
edunvalvonnoillani
ablative
edunvalvonnaltani
edunvalvonnoiltani
allative
edunvalvonnalleni
edunvalvonnoilleni
essive
edunvalvontanani
edunvalvontoinani
translative
edunvalvonnakseni
edunvalvonnoikseni
abessive
edunvalvonnattani
edunvalvonnoittani
instructive
comitative
—edunvalvontoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
edunvalvontasi
edunvalvontasi
accusative
nom.
edunvalvontasi
edunvalvontasi
gen.
edunvalvontasi
genitive
edunvalvontasi
edunvalvontojesi edunvalvontaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
edunvalvontaasi
edunvalvontojasi
inessive
edunvalvonnassasi
edunvalvonnoissasi
elative
edunvalvonnastasi
edunvalvonnoistasi
illative
edunvalvontaasi
edunvalvontoihisi
adessive
edunvalvonnallasi
edunvalvonnoillasi
ablative
edunvalvonnaltasi
edunvalvonnoiltasi
allative
edunvalvonnallesi
edunvalvonnoillesi
essive
edunvalvontanasi
edunvalvontoinasi
translative
edunvalvonnaksesi
edunvalvonnoiksesi
abessive
edunvalvonnattasi
edunvalvonnoittasi
instructive
comitative
—edunvalvontoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
edunvalvontamme
edunvalvontamme
accusative
nom.
edunvalvontamme
edunvalvontamme
gen.
edunvalvontamme
genitive
edunvalvontamme
edunvalvontojemme edunvalvontaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
edunvalvontaamme
edunvalvontojamme
inessive
edunvalvonnassamme
edunvalvonnoissamme
elative
edunvalvonnastamme
edunvalvonnoistamme
illative
edunvalvontaamme
edunvalvontoihimme
adessive
edunvalvonnallamme
edunvalvonnoillamme
ablative
edunvalvonnaltamme
edunvalvonnoiltamme
allative
edunvalvonnallemme
edunvalvonnoillemme
essive
edunvalvontanamme
edunvalvontoinamme
translative
edunvalvonnaksemme
edunvalvonnoiksemme
abessive
edunvalvonnattamme
edunvalvonnoittamme
instructive
comitative
—edunvalvontoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
edunvalvontanne
edunvalvontanne
accusative
nom.
edunvalvontanne
edunvalvontanne
gen.
edunvalvontanne
genitive
edunvalvontanne
edunvalvontojenne edunvalvontainne $^{rare}$
partitive
edunvalvontaanne
edunvalvontojanne
inessive
edunvalvonnassanne
edunvalvonnoissanne
elative
edunvalvonnastanne
edunvalvonnoistanne
illative
edunvalvontaanne
edunvalvontoihinne
adessive
edunvalvonnallanne
edunvalvonnoillanne
ablative
edunvalvonnaltanne
edunvalvonnoiltanne
allative
edunvalvonnallenne
edunvalvonnoillenne
essive
edunvalvontananne
edunvalvontoinanne
translative
edunvalvonnaksenne
edunvalvonnoiksenne
abessive
edunvalvonnattanne
edunvalvonnoittanne
instructive
comitative
—edunvalvontoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
edunvalvontansa
edunvalvontansa
accusative
nom.
edunvalvontansa
edunvalvontansa
gen.
edunvalvontansa
genitive
edunvalvontansa
edunvalvontojensa edunvalvontainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
edunvalvontaansa
edunvalvontojaan edunvalvontojansa
inessive
edunvalvonnassaan edunvalvonnassansa
edunvalvonnoissaan edunvalvonnoissansa
elative
edunvalvonnastaan edunvalvonnastansa
edunvalvonnoistaan edunvalvonnoistansa
illative
edunvalvontaansa
edunvalvontoihinsa
adessive
edunvalvonnallaan edunvalvonnallansa
edunvalvonnoillaan edunvalvonnoillansa
ablative
edunvalvonnaltaan edunvalvonnaltansa
edunvalvonnoiltaan edunvalvonnoiltansa
allative
edunvalvonnalleen edunvalvonnallensa
edunvalvonnoilleen edunvalvonnoillensa
essive
edunvalvontanaan edunvalvontanansa
edunvalvontoinaan edunvalvontoinansa
translative
edunvalvonnakseen edunvalvonnaksensa
edunvalvonnoikseen edunvalvonnoiksensa
abessive
edunvalvonnattaan edunvalvonnattansa
edunvalvonnoittaan edunvalvonnoittansa
instructive
comitative
—edunvalvontoineen edunvalvontoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* edunvalvontavaltakirja
* edunvalvontavaltuutus

#### Related terms

* edunvalvoja

#### See also

* etujärjestö

### Further reading

* “edunvalvonta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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