aari

See also: Aari, ääri, and ääri-

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑːri]
• Rhymes: -ɑːri
• Hyphenation: aa‧ri

Etymology 1

From Swedish ar, from French are, from Latin area.

In official use since 1868, though first attested in Albin Stjerncreutz: Suomalainen Meri-sanakirja (1863).

Noun

aari

1. 100 square metres, are

Declension

Inflection of aari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		aari	aarit
genitive		aarin	aarien
partitive		aaria	aareja
illative		aariin	aareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aari	aarit
accusative	nom.	aari	aarit
	gen.	aarin
genitive		aarin	aarien
partitive		aaria	aareja
inessive		aarissa	aareissa
elative		aarista	aareista
illative		aariin	aareihin
adessive		aarilla	aareilla
ablative		aarilta	aareilta
allative		aarille	aareille
essive		aarina	aareina
translative		aariksi	aareiksi
instructive		—	aarein
abessive		aaritta	aareitta
comitative		—	aareineen

References

• Häkkinen, Kaisa (2013). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Helsinki: Sanoma Pro OY. →ISBN.

Etymology 2

Probably borrowed from Aari [Term?].

Noun

aari

1. an Aari
2. the Aari language

Declension

Inflection of aari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		aari	aarit
genitive		aarin	aarien
partitive		aaria	aareja
illative		aariin	aareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		aari	aarit
accusative	nom.	aari	aarit
	gen.	aarin
genitive		aarin	aarien
partitive		aaria	aareja
inessive		aarissa	aareissa
elative		aarista	aareista
illative		aariin	aareihin
adessive		aarilla	aareilla
ablative		aarilta	aareilta
allative		aarille	aareille
essive		aarina	aareina
translative		aariksi	aareiksi
instructive		—	aarein
abessive		aaritta	aareitta
comitative		—	aareineen

Synonyms

• (language) aarin kieli

Anagrams

• Aira

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Lotuko

Noun

aari

1. water

References

• Paul R. Kroeger, Analyzing Grammar: An Introduction (2005, →ISBN)