Finnish

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Etymology

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Diminutive form of saari (island) +‎ -ke.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑːrekeˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːre̞k̟e̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːreke
  • Hyphenation(key): saa‧re‧ke

Noun

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saareke

  1. An island (entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from it).
  2. A small island, especially an artificial one and/or one that is close to a larger land mass, an islet.

Declension

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Inflection of saareke (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation)
nominative saareke saarekkeet
genitive saarekkeen saarekkeiden
saarekkeitten
partitive saareketta saarekkeita
illative saarekkeeseen saarekkeisiin
saarekkeihin
singular plural
nominative saareke saarekkeet
accusative nom. saareke saarekkeet
gen. saarekkeen
genitive saarekkeen saarekkeiden
saarekkeitten
partitive saareketta saarekkeita
inessive saarekkeessa saarekkeissa
elative saarekkeesta saarekkeista
illative saarekkeeseen saarekkeisiin
saarekkeihin
adessive saarekkeella saarekkeilla
ablative saarekkeelta saarekkeilta
allative saarekkeelle saarekkeille
essive saarekkeena saarekkeina
translative saarekkeeksi saarekkeiksi
abessive saarekkeetta saarekkeitta
instructive saarekkein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of saareke (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

See also

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Further reading

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