perhe
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Finnish[edit]
(index pe)
Etymology[edit]
Of Baltic-Finnic root *pereh, from *pereš [1], cognate with Karelian pereh, Estonian and Votic pere, Võro pereq, Veps peŕeh, Livonian perē. Believed to come from the same Proto-Uralic root as perä (“rear”), referring to the background of a person, compare alkuperä (“origin”), peräisin (“originating from”). First written appearance is from 1548 in the Finnish version of Sweden's maanlaki (“law of the country”) translated by a cleric known as Herra Martti.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
perhe
- family, nuclear family (parents and children, cf. suku)
Declension[edit]
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | perhe | perheet | |
| accusative | nom.? | perhe | perheet |
| gen. | perheen | ||
| genitive | perheen | perheiden perheitten |
|
| partitive | perhettä | perheitä | |
| inessive | perheessä | perheissä | |
| elative | perheestä | perheistä | |
| illative | perheeseen | perheisiin perheihin |
|
| adessive | perheellä | perheillä | |
| ablative | perheeltä | perheiltä | |
| allative | perheelle | perheille | |
| essive | perheenä | perheinä | |
| translative | perheeksi | perheiksi | |
| instructive | — | perhein | |
| abessive | perheettä | perheittä | |
| comitative | — | perheineen | |
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. ISBN 951-0-27108-X.
