sankari
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑŋkɑri/, [ˈs̠ɑŋkɑri]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑri
- Syllabification(key): san‧ka‧ri
Etymology 1
Probably borrowed from Old Swedish sangare (“singer”). Compare with Väinämöinen, the singing hero.
Noun
sankari
- hero, heroine
Declension
| Inflection of sankari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sankari | sankarit | |
| genitive | sankarin | sankarien sankareiden sankareitten | |
| partitive | sankaria | sankareita sankareja | |
| illative | sankariin | sankareihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sankari | sankarit | |
| accusative | nom. | sankari | sankarit |
| gen. | sankarin | ||
| genitive | sankarin | sankarien sankareiden sankareitten | |
| partitive | sankaria | sankareita sankareja | |
| inessive | sankarissa | sankareissa | |
| elative | sankarista | sankareista | |
| illative | sankariin | sankareihin | |
| adessive | sankarilla | sankareilla | |
| ablative | sankarilta | sankareilta | |
| allative | sankarille | sankareille | |
| essive | sankarina | sankareina | |
| translative | sankariksi | sankareiksi | |
| instructive | — | sankarein | |
| abessive | sankaritta | sankareitta | |
| comitative | — | sankareineen | |
| Possessive forms of sankari (type paperi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sankarini | sankarimme |
| 2nd person | sankarisi | sankarinne |
| 3rd person | sankarinsa | |
- An alternative genitive plural sankarten exists.
Synonyms
- (hero): sankaritar (heroine), hyvis (colloquial), urho
Antonyms
- roisto
Derived terms
- sankarillinen
- sankaruus
Compounds
- päivänsankari
- supersankari
Etymology 2
Possibly from etymology 1 with the dialectal meaning "strong animal", due to its large size.
Noun
sankari
- great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo)
Declension
| Inflection of sankari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sankari | sankarit | |
| genitive | sankarin | sankarien sankareiden sankareitten | |
| partitive | sankaria | sankareita sankareja | |
| illative | sankariin | sankareihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sankari | sankarit | |
| accusative | nom. | sankari | sankarit |
| gen. | sankarin | ||
| genitive | sankarin | sankarien sankareiden sankareitten | |
| partitive | sankaria | sankareita sankareja | |
| inessive | sankarissa | sankareissa | |
| elative | sankarista | sankareista | |
| illative | sankariin | sankareihin | |
| adessive | sankarilla | sankareilla | |
| ablative | sankarilta | sankareilta | |
| allative | sankarille | sankareille | |
| essive | sankarina | sankareina | |
| translative | sankariksi | sankareiksi | |
| instructive | — | sankarein | |
| abessive | sankaritta | sankareitta | |
| comitative | — | sankareineen | |
| Possessive forms of sankari (type paperi) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sankarini | sankarimme |
| 2nd person | sankarisi | sankarinne |
| 3rd person | sankarinsa | |
Anagrams
- karsain, karsina, raiskan, sarkain