farmari

Finnish

Etymology

farmi +‎ -ari, after English farmer

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɑrmɑri/, [ˈfɑ̝rmɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑrmɑri
• Syllabification^(key): far‧ma‧ri

Noun

farmari

1. farmer (see usage notes)
2. Ellipsis of farmariauto (“station wagon”).
3. (in the plural) Ellipsis of farmarihousut (“jeans”).

Usage notes

As an independent word, farmari usually refers to a New World farmer. The terms used of other farmers include maanviljelijä, viljelijä, talonpoika, maajussi. As part of compound words, farmari is often used universally to refer to specialized farmers, e.g. sikafarmari (“a pig farmer”).

Declension

Inflection of farmari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		farmari	farmarit
genitive		farmarin	farmarien farmareiden farmareitten
partitive		farmaria	farmareita farmareja
illative		farmariin	farmareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		farmari	farmarit
accusative	nom.	farmari	farmarit
	gen.	farmarin
genitive		farmarin	farmarien farmareiden farmareitten
partitive		farmaria	farmareita farmareja
inessive		farmarissa	farmareissa
elative		farmarista	farmareista
illative		farmariin	farmareihin
adessive		farmarilla	farmareilla
ablative		farmarilta	farmareilta
allative		farmarille	farmareille
essive		farmarina	farmareina
translative		farmariksi	farmareiksi
abessive		farmaritta	farmareitta
instructive		—	farmarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of farmari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative farmarini farmarini accusative nom. farmarini farmarini gen. farmarini genitive farmarini farmarieni farmareideni farmareitteni partitive farmariani farmareitani farmarejani inessive farmarissani farmareissani elative farmaristani farmareistani illative farmariini farmareihini adessive farmarillani farmareillani ablative farmariltani farmareiltani allative farmarilleni farmareilleni essive farmarinani farmareinani translative farmarikseni farmareikseni abessive farmarittani farmareittani instructive — — comitative — farmareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative farmarisi farmarisi accusative nom. farmarisi farmarisi gen. farmarisi genitive farmarisi farmariesi farmareidesi farmareittesi partitive farmariasi farmareitasi farmarejasi inessive farmarissasi farmareissasi elative farmaristasi farmareistasi illative farmariisi farmareihisi adessive farmarillasi farmareillasi ablative farmariltasi farmareiltasi allative farmarillesi farmareillesi essive farmarinasi farmareinasi translative farmariksesi farmareiksesi abessive farmarittasi farmareittasi instructive — — comitative — farmareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative farmarimme farmarimme accusative nom. farmarimme farmarimme gen. farmarimme genitive farmarimme farmariemme farmareidemme farmareittemme partitive farmariamme farmareitamme farmarejamme inessive farmarissamme farmareissamme elative farmaristamme farmareistamme illative farmariimme farmareihimme adessive farmarillamme farmareillamme ablative farmariltamme farmareiltamme allative farmarillemme farmareillemme essive farmarinamme farmareinamme translative farmariksemme farmareiksemme abessive farmarittamme farmareittamme instructive — — comitative — farmareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative farmarinne farmarinne accusative nom. farmarinne farmarinne gen. farmarinne genitive farmarinne farmarienne farmareidenne farmareittenne partitive farmarianne farmareitanne farmarejanne inessive farmarissanne farmareissanne elative farmaristanne farmareistanne illative farmariinne farmareihinne adessive farmarillanne farmareillanne ablative farmariltanne farmareiltanne allative farmarillenne farmareillenne essive farmarinanne farmareinanne translative farmariksenne farmareiksenne abessive farmarittanne farmareittanne instructive — — comitative — farmareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative farmarinsa farmarinsa accusative nom. farmarinsa farmarinsa gen. farmarinsa genitive farmarinsa farmariensa farmareidensa farmareittensa partitive farmariaan farmariansa farmareitaan farmarejaan farmareitansa farmarejansa inessive farmarissaan farmarissansa farmareissaan farmareissansa elative farmaristaan farmaristansa farmareistaan farmareistansa illative farmariinsa farmareihinsa adessive farmarillaan farmarillansa farmareillaan farmareillansa ablative farmariltaan farmariltansa farmareiltaan farmareiltansa allative farmarilleen farmarillensa farmareilleen farmareillensa essive farmarinaan farmarinansa farmareinaan farmareinansa translative farmarikseen farmariksensa farmareikseen farmareiksensa abessive farmarittaan farmarittansa farmareittaan farmareittansa instructive — — comitative — farmareineen farmareinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• farmariauto
• farmarihame
• farmarihousut
• farmarikangas
• farmaripusero
• farmaritakki
• farmarivaate

 

Further reading

• “farmari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02