dekkari

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish deckare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdekːɑri/, [ˈde̞kːɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ekːɑri
• Syllabification^(key): dek‧ka‧ri

Noun

dekkari (informal)

1. whodunit, detective story
2. detective

Declension

Inflection of dekkari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		dekkari	dekkarit
genitive		dekkarin	dekkarien dekkareiden dekkareitten
partitive		dekkaria	dekkareita dekkareja
illative		dekkariin	dekkareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		dekkari	dekkarit
accusative	nom.	dekkari	dekkarit
	gen.	dekkarin
genitive		dekkarin	dekkarien dekkareiden dekkareitten
partitive		dekkaria	dekkareita dekkareja
inessive		dekkarissa	dekkareissa
elative		dekkarista	dekkareista
illative		dekkariin	dekkareihin
adessive		dekkarilla	dekkareilla
ablative		dekkarilta	dekkareilta
allative		dekkarille	dekkareille
essive		dekkarina	dekkareina
translative		dekkariksi	dekkareiksi
abessive		dekkaritta	dekkareitta
instructive		—	dekkarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dekkarini dekkarini accusative nom. dekkarini dekkarini gen. dekkarini genitive dekkarini dekkarieni dekkareideni dekkareitteni partitive dekkariani dekkareitani dekkarejani inessive dekkarissani dekkareissani elative dekkaristani dekkareistani illative dekkariini dekkareihini adessive dekkarillani dekkareillani ablative dekkariltani dekkareiltani allative dekkarilleni dekkareilleni essive dekkarinani dekkareinani translative dekkarikseni dekkareikseni abessive dekkarittani dekkareittani instructive — — comitative — dekkareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative dekkarisi dekkarisi accusative nom. dekkarisi dekkarisi gen. dekkarisi genitive dekkarisi dekkariesi dekkareidesi dekkareittesi partitive dekkariasi dekkareitasi dekkarejasi inessive dekkarissasi dekkareissasi elative dekkaristasi dekkareistasi illative dekkariisi dekkareihisi adessive dekkarillasi dekkareillasi ablative dekkariltasi dekkareiltasi allative dekkarillesi dekkareillesi essive dekkarinasi dekkareinasi translative dekkariksesi dekkareiksesi abessive dekkarittasi dekkareittasi instructive — — comitative — dekkareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dekkarimme dekkarimme accusative nom. dekkarimme dekkarimme gen. dekkarimme genitive dekkarimme dekkariemme dekkareidemme dekkareittemme partitive dekkariamme dekkareitamme dekkarejamme inessive dekkarissamme dekkareissamme elative dekkaristamme dekkareistamme illative dekkariimme dekkareihimme adessive dekkarillamme dekkareillamme ablative dekkariltamme dekkareiltamme allative dekkarillemme dekkareillemme essive dekkarinamme dekkareinamme translative dekkariksemme dekkareiksemme abessive dekkarittamme dekkareittamme instructive — — comitative — dekkareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative dekkarinne dekkarinne accusative nom. dekkarinne dekkarinne gen. dekkarinne genitive dekkarinne dekkarienne dekkareidenne dekkareittenne partitive dekkarianne dekkareitanne dekkarejanne inessive dekkarissanne dekkareissanne elative dekkaristanne dekkareistanne illative dekkariinne dekkareihinne adessive dekkarillanne dekkareillanne ablative dekkariltanne dekkareiltanne allative dekkarillenne dekkareillenne essive dekkarinanne dekkareinanne translative dekkariksenne dekkareiksenne abessive dekkarittanne dekkareittanne instructive — — comitative — dekkareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative dekkarinsa dekkarinsa accusative nom. dekkarinsa dekkarinsa gen. dekkarinsa genitive dekkarinsa dekkariensa dekkareidensa dekkareittensa partitive dekkariaan dekkariansa dekkareitaan dekkarejaan dekkareitansa dekkarejansa inessive dekkarissaan dekkarissansa dekkareissaan dekkareissansa elative dekkaristaan dekkaristansa dekkareistaan dekkareistansa illative dekkariinsa dekkareihinsa adessive dekkarillaan dekkarillansa dekkareillaan dekkareillansa ablative dekkariltaan dekkariltansa dekkareiltaan dekkareiltansa allative dekkarilleen dekkarillensa dekkareilleen dekkareillensa essive dekkarinaan dekkarinansa dekkareinaan dekkareinansa translative dekkarikseen dekkariksensa dekkareikseen dekkareiksensa abessive dekkarittaan dekkarittansa dekkareittaan dekkareittansa instructive — — comitative — dekkareineen dekkareinensa

Synonyms

• (story): salapoliisiromaani (novel); salapoliisitarina (any format)
• (detective): etsivä

Derived terms

• dekkaristi

 

compounds

• dekkarikirjailija
• dekkarikirjallisuus

 

Further reading

• “dekkari”, 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