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saarekas

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Finnish

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Etymology

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saari (island) +‎ -kas

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑːrekɑs/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːre̞kɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːrekɑs
  • Hyphenation(key): saa‧re‧kas

Adjective

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saarekas (comparative saarekkaampi, superlative saarekkain)

  1. (of a body of water) Having of many islands.
    Puruvesi on kirkasvetinen ja saarekas järvi.
    Puruvesi is a lake with clear water and numerous islands.

Declension

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Inflection of saarekas (Kotus type 41*A/vieras, kk-k gradation)
nominative saarekas saarekkaat
genitive saarekkaan saarekkaiden
saarekkaitten
partitive saarekasta saarekkaita
illative saarekkaaseen saarekkaisiin
singular plural
nominative saarekas saarekkaat
accusative nom. saarekas saarekkaat
gen. saarekkaan
genitive saarekkaan saarekkaiden
saarekkaitten
saarekasten rare
partitive saarekasta saarekkaita
inessive saarekkaassa saarekkaissa
elative saarekkaasta saarekkaista
illative saarekkaaseen saarekkaisiin
saarekkaihin rare
adessive saarekkaalla saarekkailla
ablative saarekkaalta saarekkailta
allative saarekkaalle saarekkaille
essive saarekkaana saarekkaina
translative saarekkaaksi saarekkaiksi
abessive saarekkaatta saarekkaitta
instructive saarekkain
comitative saarekkaine
Possessive forms of saarekas (Kotus type 41*A/vieras, kk-k gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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