Inari

See also: inari

English

Etymology 1

From Japanese 稲荷 (Inari).

Proper noun

Inari

1. (mythology, Shinto) The god of harvests, fertility, rice, agriculture, foxes, industry, and worldly success.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Inari

1. A lake in Finnish Lapland.
2. A municipality of Lapland, Finland, and its central village.
3. A Saami language: the Inari Sami.
4. (astronomy) 1532 Inari, a main belt asteroid.

Translations

lake

• Belarusian: Інары n (Inary)
• Danish: Enaresøen, Enare
• Finnish: Inarijärvi (fi), Inari (fi)
• Inari Sami: Aanaarjävri
• Japanese: イナリ湖 (Inari-ko)
• Latvian: Inari m
• Lithuanian: Inaris
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Northern Sami: Anárjávri
• Norwegian: Enaresjøen c
• Portuguese: Inari m
• Russian: И́нари n (Ínari)
• Skolt Sami: Aanarjäuˊrr
• Swedish: Enare träsk
• Turkmen: İnari gölü

municipality and village

• Finnish: Inari (fi)
• Inari Sami: Aanaar
• Northern Sami: Anár
• Norwegian: Enare
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: Inari f
• Skolt Sami: Aanar
• Swedish: Enare

language

• Finnish: inarinsaame (fi)
• Inari Sami: anarâškielâ
• Northern Sami: anárašgiella
• Norwegian: enaresamisk n

  Bokmål: enaresamisk n

  Nynorsk: enaresamisk n

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: enaresamiska (sv) n

asteroid

• Finnish: Inari (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Inari, smn ⁠

Anagrams

• INRIA, Irani, Riina, irian

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Finnish

Etymology

Probably from Inari Sami Aanaar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈinɑri/, [ˈinɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -inɑri
• Syllabification^(key): I‧na‧ri

Proper noun

Inari

1. (uncountable) Inari (lake)
2. (uncountable) Inari (municipality and its central village)
3. (uncountable) Inari (asteroid)
4. a female given name from the name of the lake
   • 1917 Joel Lehtonen, Kerran kesällä, Otava (1972), page 75:

     "Paatilla makaamaan", matki surkeasti Bongman. "Maissi-rouva! Miksi ei Riissi-rouva, miksi ei suomalaisia nimiä. Ja Svea Ruusa. Miksi ei Saima, Inari, Koli..."

     "Kuinka te uskallatte!" huudahti rouva Könölin.

   • 2014 Leena Kirstinä, Kirsi Kunnas―sateessa ja tuulessa, WSOY, →ISBN, pages 29-30:

     Teiskolaisten vastustuksesta huolimatta Einari Vehmas ja Sylvi Kunnas solmivat avioliiton lesken suruvuoden mentyä 1930. [ - - - ] Kirsin ja Alilan pikkusisko Inari syntyi 24. syyskuuta 1931. Inari oli tuolloin hyvin uudenaikainen nimi, ja Kirsi ja Alila vitsailivatkin myöhemmin keskenään, että äiti oli keksinyt sen poistamalla miehensä nimestä E-kirjaimen.

5. (dated, rare) a male given name

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Inari" is Inarissa.

Inflection of Inari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Inari	Inarit
genitive		Inarin	Inarien Inareiden Inareitten
partitive		Inaria	Inareita Inareja
illative		Inariin	Inareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Inari	Inarit
accusative	nom.	Inari	Inarit
	gen.	Inarin
genitive		Inarin	Inarien Inareiden Inareitten
partitive		Inaria	Inareita Inareja
inessive		Inarissa	Inareissa
elative		Inarista	Inareista
illative		Inariin	Inareihin
adessive		Inarilla	Inareilla
ablative		Inarilta	Inareilta
allative		Inarille	Inareille
essive		Inarina	Inareina
translative		Inariksi	Inareiksi
abessive		Inaritta	Inareitta
instructive		—	Inarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Inarini Inarini accusative nom. Inarini Inarini gen. Inarini genitive Inarini Inarieni Inareideni Inareitteni partitive Inariani Inareitani Inarejani inessive Inarissani Inareissani elative Inaristani Inareistani illative Inariini Inareihini adessive Inarillani Inareillani ablative Inariltani Inareiltani allative Inarilleni Inareilleni essive Inarinani Inareinani translative Inarikseni Inareikseni abessive Inarittani Inareittani instructive — — comitative — Inareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Inarisi Inarisi accusative nom. Inarisi Inarisi gen. Inarisi genitive Inarisi Inariesi Inareidesi Inareittesi partitive Inariasi Inareitasi Inarejasi inessive Inarissasi Inareissasi elative Inaristasi Inareistasi illative Inariisi Inareihisi adessive Inarillasi Inareillasi ablative Inariltasi Inareiltasi allative Inarillesi Inareillesi essive Inarinasi Inareinasi translative Inariksesi Inareiksesi abessive Inarittasi Inareittasi instructive — — comitative — Inareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Inarimme Inarimme accusative nom. Inarimme Inarimme gen. Inarimme genitive Inarimme Inariemme Inareidemme Inareittemme partitive Inariamme Inareitamme Inarejamme inessive Inarissamme Inareissamme elative Inaristamme Inareistamme illative Inariimme Inareihimme adessive Inarillamme Inareillamme ablative Inariltamme Inareiltamme allative Inarillemme Inareillemme essive Inarinamme Inareinamme translative Inariksemme Inareiksemme abessive Inarittamme Inareittamme instructive — — comitative — Inareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Inarinne Inarinne accusative nom. Inarinne Inarinne gen. Inarinne genitive Inarinne Inarienne Inareidenne Inareittenne partitive Inarianne Inareitanne Inarejanne inessive Inarissanne Inareissanne elative Inaristanne Inareistanne illative Inariinne Inareihinne adessive Inarillanne Inareillanne ablative Inariltanne Inareiltanne allative Inarillenne Inareillenne essive Inarinanne Inareinanne translative Inariksenne Inareiksenne abessive Inarittanne Inareittanne instructive — — comitative — Inareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Inarinsa Inarinsa accusative nom. Inarinsa Inarinsa gen. Inarinsa genitive Inarinsa Inariensa Inareidensa Inareittensa partitive Inariaan Inariansa Inareitaan Inarejaan Inareitansa Inarejansa inessive Inarissaan Inarissansa Inareissaan Inareissansa elative Inaristaan Inaristansa Inareistaan Inareistansa illative Inariinsa Inareihinsa adessive Inarillaan Inarillansa Inareillaan Inareillansa ablative Inariltaan Inariltansa Inareiltaan Inareiltansa allative Inarilleen Inarillensa Inareilleen Inareillensa essive Inarinaan Inarinansa Inareinaan Inareinansa translative Inarikseen Inariksensa Inareikseen Inareiksensa abessive Inarittaan Inarittansa Inareittaan Inareittansa instructive — — comitative — Inareineen Inareinensa

Anagrams

• Irina, Riina

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Portuguese

Proper noun

Inari f

1. Inari (a municipality and village in northern Finland)

Proper noun

Inari m

1. Inari (a lake in northern Finland)