Sakari

See also: sakari

Finnish

Etymology

A vernacular or short form of biblical Sakarias. Cognate to English Zachary.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑkɑri/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝kɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑri
• Syllabification^(key): Sa‧ka‧ri
• Hyphenation^(key): Sa‧ka‧ri

Proper noun

Sakari

1. a male given name, quite popular since the 19th century
2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
3. The letter S in the Finnish spelling alphabet.

Declension

Inflection of Sakari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Sakari	Sakarit
genitive		Sakarin	Sakarien Sakareiden Sakareitten
partitive		Sakaria	Sakareita Sakareja
illative		Sakariin	Sakareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Sakari	Sakarit
accusative	nom.	Sakari	Sakarit
	gen.	Sakarin
genitive		Sakarin	Sakarien Sakareiden Sakareitten
partitive		Sakaria	Sakareita Sakareja
inessive		Sakarissa	Sakareissa
elative		Sakarista	Sakareista
illative		Sakariin	Sakareihin
adessive		Sakarilla	Sakareilla
ablative		Sakarilta	Sakareilta
allative		Sakarille	Sakareille
essive		Sakarina	Sakareina
translative		Sakariksi	Sakareiksi
abessive		Sakaritta	Sakareitta
instructive		—	Sakarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sakarini Sakarini accusative nom. Sakarini Sakarini gen. Sakarini genitive Sakarini Sakarieni Sakareideni Sakareitteni partitive Sakariani Sakareitani Sakarejani inessive Sakarissani Sakareissani elative Sakaristani Sakareistani illative Sakariini Sakareihini adessive Sakarillani Sakareillani ablative Sakariltani Sakareiltani allative Sakarilleni Sakareilleni essive Sakarinani Sakareinani translative Sakarikseni Sakareikseni abessive Sakarittani Sakareittani instructive — — comitative — Sakareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sakarisi Sakarisi accusative nom. Sakarisi Sakarisi gen. Sakarisi genitive Sakarisi Sakariesi Sakareidesi Sakareittesi partitive Sakariasi Sakareitasi Sakarejasi inessive Sakarissasi Sakareissasi elative Sakaristasi Sakareistasi illative Sakariisi Sakareihisi adessive Sakarillasi Sakareillasi ablative Sakariltasi Sakareiltasi allative Sakarillesi Sakareillesi essive Sakarinasi Sakareinasi translative Sakariksesi Sakareiksesi abessive Sakarittasi Sakareittasi instructive — — comitative — Sakareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sakarimme Sakarimme accusative nom. Sakarimme Sakarimme gen. Sakarimme genitive Sakarimme Sakariemme Sakareidemme Sakareittemme partitive Sakariamme Sakareitamme Sakarejamme inessive Sakarissamme Sakareissamme elative Sakaristamme Sakareistamme illative Sakariimme Sakareihimme adessive Sakarillamme Sakareillamme ablative Sakariltamme Sakareiltamme allative Sakarillemme Sakareillemme essive Sakarinamme Sakareinamme translative Sakariksemme Sakareiksemme abessive Sakarittamme Sakareittamme instructive — — comitative — Sakareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sakarinne Sakarinne accusative nom. Sakarinne Sakarinne gen. Sakarinne genitive Sakarinne Sakarienne Sakareidenne Sakareittenne partitive Sakarianne Sakareitanne Sakarejanne inessive Sakarissanne Sakareissanne elative Sakaristanne Sakareistanne illative Sakariinne Sakareihinne adessive Sakarillanne Sakareillanne ablative Sakariltanne Sakareiltanne allative Sakarillenne Sakareillenne essive Sakarinanne Sakareinanne translative Sakariksenne Sakareiksenne abessive Sakarittanne Sakareittanne instructive — — comitative — Sakareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sakarinsa Sakarinsa accusative nom. Sakarinsa Sakarinsa gen. Sakarinsa genitive Sakarinsa Sakariensa Sakareidensa Sakareittensa partitive Sakariaan Sakariansa Sakareitaan Sakarejaan Sakareitansa Sakarejansa inessive Sakarissaan Sakarissansa Sakareissaan Sakareissansa elative Sakaristaan Sakaristansa Sakareistaan Sakareistansa illative Sakariinsa Sakareihinsa adessive Sakarillaan Sakarillansa Sakareillaan Sakareillansa ablative Sakariltaan Sakariltansa Sakareiltaan Sakareiltansa allative Sakarilleen Sakarillensa Sakareilleen Sakareillensa essive Sakarinaan Sakarinansa Sakareinaan Sakareinansa translative Sakarikseen Sakariksensa Sakareikseen Sakareiksensa abessive Sakarittaan Sakarittansa Sakareittaan Sakareittansa instructive — — comitative — Sakareineen Sakareinensa

Related terms

• Sakarja
• Sakarias
• Saku

Statistics

• Sakari is the 167^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 3,744 male individuals (and as a middle name to 58,874 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 11 female individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Sakari belongs to 127 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• araksi, karsia, kasari, raaski, raikas, raiska, raksia, raskia