keikari

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly from keikka +‎ -ari or from Old Swedish *gīgare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkei̯kɑri/, [ˈk̟e̞i̯kɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -eikɑri
• Syllabification^(key): kei‧ka‧ri

Noun

keikari

1. A snob.
2. A fop, dandy (man very concerned about his clothes and appearance).

Declension

Inflection of keikari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		keikari	keikarit
genitive		keikarin	keikarien keikareiden keikareitten
partitive		keikaria	keikareita keikareja
illative		keikariin	keikareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		keikari	keikarit
accusative	nom.	keikari	keikarit
	gen.	keikarin
genitive		keikarin	keikarien keikareiden keikareitten
partitive		keikaria	keikareita keikareja
inessive		keikarissa	keikareissa
elative		keikarista	keikareista
illative		keikariin	keikareihin
adessive		keikarilla	keikareilla
ablative		keikarilta	keikareilta
allative		keikarille	keikareille
essive		keikarina	keikareina
translative		keikariksi	keikareiksi
abessive		keikaritta	keikareitta
instructive		—	keikarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative keikarini keikarini accusative nom. keikarini keikarini gen. keikarini genitive keikarini keikarieni keikareideni keikareitteni partitive keikariani keikareitani keikarejani inessive keikarissani keikareissani elative keikaristani keikareistani illative keikariini keikareihini adessive keikarillani keikareillani ablative keikariltani keikareiltani allative keikarilleni keikareilleni essive keikarinani keikareinani translative keikarikseni keikareikseni abessive keikarittani keikareittani instructive — — comitative — keikareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative keikarisi keikarisi accusative nom. keikarisi keikarisi gen. keikarisi genitive keikarisi keikariesi keikareidesi keikareittesi partitive keikariasi keikareitasi keikarejasi inessive keikarissasi keikareissasi elative keikaristasi keikareistasi illative keikariisi keikareihisi adessive keikarillasi keikareillasi ablative keikariltasi keikareiltasi allative keikarillesi keikareillesi essive keikarinasi keikareinasi translative keikariksesi keikareiksesi abessive keikarittasi keikareittasi instructive — — comitative — keikareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative keikarimme keikarimme accusative nom. keikarimme keikarimme gen. keikarimme genitive keikarimme keikariemme keikareidemme keikareittemme partitive keikariamme keikareitamme keikarejamme inessive keikarissamme keikareissamme elative keikaristamme keikareistamme illative keikariimme keikareihimme adessive keikarillamme keikareillamme ablative keikariltamme keikareiltamme allative keikarillemme keikareillemme essive keikarinamme keikareinamme translative keikariksemme keikareiksemme abessive keikarittamme keikareittamme instructive — — comitative — keikareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative keikarinne keikarinne accusative nom. keikarinne keikarinne gen. keikarinne genitive keikarinne keikarienne keikareidenne keikareittenne partitive keikarianne keikareitanne keikarejanne inessive keikarissanne keikareissanne elative keikaristanne keikareistanne illative keikariinne keikareihinne adessive keikarillanne keikareillanne ablative keikariltanne keikareiltanne allative keikarillenne keikareillenne essive keikarinanne keikareinanne translative keikariksenne keikareiksenne abessive keikarittanne keikareittanne instructive — — comitative — keikareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative keikarinsa keikarinsa accusative nom. keikarinsa keikarinsa gen. keikarinsa genitive keikarinsa keikariensa keikareidensa keikareittensa partitive keikariaan keikariansa keikareitaan keikarejaan keikareitansa keikarejansa inessive keikarissaan keikarissansa keikareissaan keikareissansa elative keikaristaan keikaristansa keikareistaan keikareistansa illative keikariinsa keikareihinsa adessive keikarillaan keikarillansa keikareillaan keikareillansa ablative keikariltaan keikariltansa keikareiltaan keikareiltansa allative keikarilleen keikarillensa keikareilleen keikareillensa essive keikarinaan keikarinansa keikareinaan keikareinansa translative keikarikseen keikariksensa keikareikseen keikareiksensa abessive keikarittaan keikarittansa keikareittaan keikareittansa instructive — — comitative — keikareineen keikareinensa

Synonyms

• hienostelija

Derived terms

• keikarimainen
• keikarinkukka
• keikarius
• keikaroida

 

Related terms

• keikailla

Further reading

• “keikari”, 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

Anagrams

• Eriikka