perhe
Finnish
Etymology
Through metathesis from Proto-Finnic *pereh, probably derived from *perä (“rear”), referring to the background of a person (compare alkuperä (“origin”), peräisin (“originating from”), perehtyä). First written appearance is from 1548 in the Finnish version of Sweden's maanlaki (“law of the country”) translated by a cleric known as Herra Martti.
Cognate with Estonian pere, Karelian pereh, Livonian perē, Veps pereh and Võro pereh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈperheˣ/, [ˈpe̞rhe̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -erhe
- Syllabification(key): per‧he
Noun
perhe
- family, nuclear family (parents and children, cf. suku)
Declension
| Inflection of perhe (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perhe | perheet | |
| genitive | perheen | perheiden perheitten | |
| partitive | perhettä | perheitä | |
| illative | perheeseen | perheisiin perheihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | perhe | perheet | |
| accusative | nom. | perhe | perheet |
| gen. | perheen | ||
| genitive | perheen | perheiden perheitten | |
| partitive | perhettä | perheitä | |
| inessive | perheessä | perheissä | |
| elative | perheestä | perheistä | |
| illative | perheeseen | perheisiin perheihin | |
| adessive | perheellä | perheillä | |
| ablative | perheeltä | perheiltä | |
| allative | perheelle | perheille | |
| essive | perheenä | perheinä | |
| translative | perheeksi | perheiksi | |
| instructive | — | perhein | |
| abessive | perheettä | perheittä | |
| comitative | — | perheineen | |
| Possessive forms of perhe (type hame) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | perheeni | perheemme |
| 2nd person | perheesi | perheenne |
| 3rd person | perheensä | |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- perhe-elämä
- perheellinen
- perheenäiti
- perheenisä