upseeri

Finnish

pronunciation
Definitions
  • (military) officer
  • (chess) either a queen, knight, bishop or rook

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish officer derived from German Offizier (officer) derived from Old French officer derived from Latin officiārius (officer).

Origin

Latin

officiārius

Gloss

officer

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