arki

arki

See also: ārki

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *argī-, *argīn (“wickedness”).

Noun

arki

1. ordinary, mundane or non-special days in life; everyday life
2. (in adverbs) weekday, working day

   Kauppa on auki arkisin.

   The shop is open on weekdays.

Declension

Inflection of arki (Kotus type 7/ovi, k-j gradation)
nominative		arki	arjet
genitive		arjen	arkien
partitive		arkea	arkia
illative		arkeen	arkiin
		singular	plural
nominative		arki	arjet
accusative	nom.	arki	arjet
	gen.	arjen
genitive		arjen	arkien
partitive		arkea	arkia
inessive		arjessa	arjissa
elative		arjesta	arjista
illative		arkeen	arkiin
adessive		arjella	arjilla
ablative		arjelta	arjilta
allative		arjelle	arjille
essive		arkena	arkina
translative		arjeksi	arjiksi
instructive		—	arjin
abessive		arjetta	arjitta
comitative		—	arkineen

Derived terms

• arki-
• arkinen
• arkisin

Compounds

• arkielämä
• arkipäivä

Anagrams

• Irak, Kari, kari, raki

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Noun

arki

1. plural of arko

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Polish

Noun

arki

1. genitive singular of arka
2. nominative plural of arka
3. accusative plural of arka
4. vocative plural of arka

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Alternative forms

• harki (obsolete)

Etymology

From English harken.

Verb

arki

1. to listen
2. to obey