primaari

See also: primääri

Finnish

Alternative forms

• primääri

Etymology

Internationalism (see English primary), ultimately from Latin prīmārius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprimɑːri/, [ˈprimɑ̝ːri]
• Rhymes: -imɑːri
• Syllabification^(key): pri‧maa‧ri

Adjective

primaari (comparative primaarimpi, superlative primaarein)

1. primary

Declension

Inflection of primaari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		primaari	primaarit
genitive		primaarin	primaarien
partitive		primaaria	primaareja
illative		primaariin	primaareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		primaari	primaarit
accusative	nom.	primaari	primaarit
	gen.	primaarin
genitive		primaarin	primaarien
partitive		primaaria	primaareja
inessive		primaarissa	primaareissa
elative		primaarista	primaareista
illative		primaariin	primaareihin
adessive		primaarilla	primaareilla
ablative		primaarilta	primaareilta
allative		primaarille	primaareille
essive		primaarina	primaareina
translative		primaariksi	primaareiksi
abessive		primaaritta	primaareitta
instructive		—	primaarein
comitative		—	primaareine

Possessive forms of primaari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative primaarini primaarini accusative nom. primaarini primaarini gen. primaarini genitive primaarini primaarieni partitive primaariani primaarejani inessive primaarissani primaareissani elative primaaristani primaareistani illative primaariini primaareihini adessive primaarillani primaareillani ablative primaariltani primaareiltani allative primaarilleni primaareilleni essive primaarinani primaareinani translative primaarikseni primaareikseni abessive primaarittani primaareittani instructive — — comitative — primaareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative primaarisi primaarisi accusative nom. primaarisi primaarisi gen. primaarisi genitive primaarisi primaariesi partitive primaariasi primaarejasi inessive primaarissasi primaareissasi elative primaaristasi primaareistasi illative primaariisi primaareihisi adessive primaarillasi primaareillasi ablative primaariltasi primaareiltasi allative primaarillesi primaareillesi essive primaarinasi primaareinasi translative primaariksesi primaareiksesi abessive primaarittasi primaareittasi instructive — — comitative — primaareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative primaarimme primaarimme accusative nom. primaarimme primaarimme gen. primaarimme genitive primaarimme primaariemme partitive primaariamme primaarejamme inessive primaarissamme primaareissamme elative primaaristamme primaareistamme illative primaariimme primaareihimme adessive primaarillamme primaareillamme ablative primaariltamme primaareiltamme allative primaarillemme primaareillemme essive primaarinamme primaareinamme translative primaariksemme primaareiksemme abessive primaarittamme primaareittamme instructive — — comitative — primaareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative primaarinne primaarinne accusative nom. primaarinne primaarinne gen. primaarinne genitive primaarinne primaarienne partitive primaarianne primaarejanne inessive primaarissanne primaareissanne elative primaaristanne primaareistanne illative primaariinne primaareihinne adessive primaarillanne primaareillanne ablative primaariltanne primaareiltanne allative primaarillenne primaareillenne essive primaarinanne primaareinanne translative primaariksenne primaareiksenne abessive primaarittanne primaareittanne instructive — — comitative — primaareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative primaarinsa primaarinsa accusative nom. primaarinsa primaarinsa gen. primaarinsa genitive primaarinsa primaariensa partitive primaariaan primaariansa primaarejaan primaarejansa inessive primaarissaan primaarissansa primaareissaan primaareissansa elative primaaristaan primaaristansa primaareistaan primaareistansa illative primaariinsa primaareihinsa adessive primaarillaan primaarillansa primaareillaan primaareillansa ablative primaariltaan primaariltansa primaareiltaan primaareiltansa allative primaarilleen primaarillensa primaareilleen primaareillensa essive primaarinaan primaarinansa primaareinaan primaareinansa translative primaarikseen primaariksensa primaareikseen primaareiksensa abessive primaarittaan primaarittansa primaareittaan primaareittansa instructive — — comitative — primaareineen primaareinensa

Derived terms

• primaaristi
• primaarius

 

compounds

• primaariaineisto
• primaarikasvain
• primaarikäämi
• primaarilähde
• primaariterapia
• primaarivaste

 

Further reading

• “primaari”, 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 2023-07-03