sanskrit

See also: Sanskrit and sanskrít

Estonian

Etymology

From Sanskrit सं॒स्कृ॒त (saṃskṛtá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑnskrit/, [ˈsɑnskritˑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑnskrit
• Hyphenation: sansk‧rit

Noun

sanskrit (genitive sanskriti, partitive sanskritti)

1. the Sanskrit language

   Synonym: sanskriti keel

Declension

Declension of sanskrit (type riik)

	singular	plural
nominative	sanskrit	—
genitive	sanskriti	—
partitive	sanskritti	—
illative	sanskritisse	—
inessive	sanskritis	—
elative	sanskritist	—
allative	sanskritile	—
adessive	sanskritil	—
ablative	sanskritilt	—
translative	sanskritiks	—
terminative	sanskritini	—
essive	sanskritina	—
abessive	sanskritita	—
comitative	sanskritiga	—

Derived terms

• sanskritikeelne
• sanskritoloog
• sanskritoloogia

References

• sanskrit in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “sanskrit”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

Finnish

Alternative forms

• sanskriitti

Etymology

From English Sanskrit, from Hindi संस्कृत (sanskŕt), from Sanskrit सं॒स्कृ॒त (saṃskṛtá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑnskrit/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ns̠.krit̪]
• Rhymes: -ɑnskrit
• Syllabification^(key): sansk‧rit
• Hyphenation^(key): sansk‧rit

Noun

sanskrit

1. the Sanskrit language

Declension

Inflection of sanskrit (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		sanskrit	—
genitive		sanskritin	—
partitive		sanskritia	—
illative		sanskritiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		sanskrit	—
accusative	nom.	sanskrit	—
	gen.	sanskritin
genitive		sanskritin	—
partitive		sanskritia	—
inessive		sanskritissa	—
elative		sanskritista	—
illative		sanskritiin	—
adessive		sanskritilla	—
ablative		sanskritilta	—
allative		sanskritille	—
essive		sanskritina	—
translative		sanskritiksi	—
abessive		sanskrititta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sanskrit (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sanskritini — accusative nom. sanskritini — gen. sanskritini genitive sanskritini — partitive sanskritiani — inessive sanskritissani — elative sanskritistani — illative sanskritiini — adessive sanskritillani — ablative sanskritiltani — allative sanskritilleni — essive sanskritinani — translative sanskritikseni — abessive sanskritittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sanskritisi — accusative nom. sanskritisi — gen. sanskritisi genitive sanskritisi — partitive sanskritiasi — inessive sanskritissasi — elative sanskritistasi — illative sanskritiisi — adessive sanskritillasi — ablative sanskritiltasi — allative sanskritillesi — essive sanskritinasi — translative sanskritiksesi — abessive sanskritittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sanskritimme — accusative nom. sanskritimme — gen. sanskritimme genitive sanskritimme — partitive sanskritiamme — inessive sanskritissamme — elative sanskritistamme — illative sanskritiimme — adessive sanskritillamme — ablative sanskritiltamme — allative sanskritillemme — essive sanskritinamme — translative sanskritiksemme — abessive sanskritittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sanskritinne — accusative nom. sanskritinne — gen. sanskritinne genitive sanskritinne — partitive sanskritianne — inessive sanskritissanne — elative sanskritistanne — illative sanskritiinne — adessive sanskritillanne — ablative sanskritiltanne — allative sanskritillenne — essive sanskritinanne — translative sanskritiksenne — abessive sanskritittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative sanskritinsa — accusative nom. sanskritinsa — gen. sanskritinsa genitive sanskritinsa — partitive sanskritiaan sanskritiansa — inessive sanskritissaan sanskritissansa — elative sanskritistaan sanskritistansa — illative sanskritiinsa — adessive sanskritillaan sanskritillansa — ablative sanskritiltaan sanskritiltansa — allative sanskritilleen sanskritillensa — essive sanskritinaan sanskritinansa — translative sanskritikseen sanskritiksensa — abessive sanskritittaan sanskritittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• sanskritisti

Further reading

• “sanskrit”, 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 3 July 2023

French

Alternative forms

• sanscrit

Etymology

From Hindi संस्कृत (sanskŕt), from Sanskrit सं॒स्कृ॒त (saṃskṛtá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃s.kʁit/, /sɑ̃s.kʁi/

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• Audio (France (Paris)):

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Noun

sanskrit m (uncountable)

1. the Sanskrit language

Adjective

sanskrit (feminine sanskrite, masculine plural sanskrits, feminine plural sanskrites)

1. Sanskrit

   la langue sanskrite ― the Sanskrit language

Further reading

• “sanskrit”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

sanskrit m (definite singular sanskriten) (uncountable)

1. The Sanskrit language

References

• “sanskrit” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

sanskrit m (definite singular sanskriten) (uncountable)

1. The Sanskrit language

References

• “sanskrit” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Derived from Sanskrit सं॒स्कृ॒त (saṃskṛtá).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsanskʀit/

Noun

sanskrit m inan (relational adjective sanskritski or sanskritowy)

1. Sanskrit (language)

Declension

Declension of sanskrit (sg-only masculine hard stem)

	singular
nominative	sanskrit
genitive	sanskrita
dative	sanskritej
accusative	sanskrit
vocative	sanskrito, sanskriće
locative	sanskriće
instrumental	sanskritom

Further reading

• “sanskrit”, in Mudra corpus [Upper Sorbian–Czech dictionary] (in Czech), 2024–2026
• “sanskrit” in Soblex