aarre
See also: Aarre
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ardeh (compare Karelian uarreh, Livvi arreh, Ludian ardeh), of unknown further origin; uncertain connections to aarni and Proto-Germanic *arþiz (“farmland”), latter assuming a semantic shift "farmland" > "crop yield" > "treasure":
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑːrːeˣ/, [ˈɑːrːe̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑːrːe
- Syllabification(key): aar‧re
Noun
aarre
- treasure
- treasure trove (hidden treasure, subsequently discovered)
- treasure trove (valuable discovery)
Declension
| Inflection of aarre (Kotus type 48*K/hame, rt-rr gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | aarre | aarteet | |
| genitive | aarteen | aarteiden aarteitten | |
| partitive | aarretta | aarteita | |
| illative | aarteeseen | aarteisiin aarteihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | aarre | aarteet | |
| accusative | nom. | aarre | aarteet |
| gen. | aarteen | ||
| genitive | aarteen | aarteiden aarteitten | |
| partitive | aarretta | aarteita | |
| inessive | aarteessa | aarteissa | |
| elative | aarteesta | aarteista | |
| illative | aarteeseen | aarteisiin aarteihin | |
| adessive | aarteella | aarteilla | |
| ablative | aarteelta | aarteilta | |
| allative | aarteelle | aarteille | |
| essive | aarteena | aarteina | |
| translative | aarteeksi | aarteiksi | |
| instructive | — | aartein | |
| abessive | aarteetta | aarteitta | |
| comitative | — | aarteineen | |
| Possessive forms of aarre (type hame) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | aarteeni | aarteemme |
| 2nd person | aarteesi | aarteenne |
| 3rd person | aarteensa | |
Synonyms
- (treasure trove): aarrelöytö
Derived terms
- Aarre
- aarteisto
Compounds
compounds
- aarreaitta
- aarrearkku
- aarrehauta
- aarrekammio
- aarrekätkö
- aarrelöytö
- aarresaari
- aarretuli
- aarrevalkea
- aarteenetsijä
- kulta-aarre
- taideaarre
Further reading
"aarre" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).