perhe
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Through metathesis from Proto-Finnic *pereh, probably derived from *perä (“rear”), referring to the background of a person (compare alkuperä (“origin”), peräisin (“originating from”), perehtyä). 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.
Cognate with Estonian pere, Karelian pereh, Livonian perē, Veps pereh and Võro pereh.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
perhe
- family, nuclear family (parents and children)
- Coordinate term: suku
Declension[edit]
Inflection of perhe (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | perhe | perheet | ||
genitive | perheen | perheiden perheitten | ||
partitive | perhettä | perheitä | ||
illative | perheeseen | perheisiin perheihin | ||
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 | ||
abessive | perheettä | perheittä | ||
instructive | — | perhein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
References[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “perhe”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03