sotamies

From sota (“war”) +‎ mies (“man”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsotɑˌmie̯s/, [ˈs̠o̞t̪ɑ̝ˌmie̞̯s̠]
• Rhymes: -ies
• Syllabification^(key): so‧ta‧mies

sotamies

1. infantryman, foot soldier

   Synonym: jalkaväkimies

2. (dated) soldier, combatant; warrior

   Synonyms: sotilas, soturi, taistelija

   • 1889 [1848], Johan Ludvig Runeberg, “Sotilaspoika”, in Paavo Cajander, transl., Vänrikki Stoolin tarinat:

     Mun isän’ oli sotamies ja nuori, kauniskin,
     jo viisitoista vuotisna hän astui rivihin.
     Tiens’ aina kulki kunniaan,
     iloisin mielin kärsi vaan
     hän kylmää, nälkää, haavojaan,
     mun isän’ armahin.

     My father was a soldier young, the finest you might see;
     Took arms at fifteen, in two years he came to man's degree.
     The field of honor he could hold,
     He kept his station, gay and bold,
     In blood, in fire, in hunger, cold —
     Ay, such a man was he.

3. (military, land forces) private (soldier of the lowest rank)

   Hyponyms: (auto company) autosotamies, (infantry) jääkäri, (artillery) tykkimies, (communications) viestimies

   Coordinate terms: (navy) matruusi, (air force) lentosotamies

4. (card games, rare) knave, jack (playing card)

   Synonym: jätkä

   herttasotamies

   a jack of hearts

• (Military): While sotamies is still the name of the rank itself, a private's title depends on his unit. As such, an infantry (rifleman) Pvt. Virtanen is jääkäri Virtanen, while an artillery (gunner) Pvt. Isotalo is tykkimies Isotalo.

• sotilasarvo

• “sotamies”, 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 2023-07-03

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