saareke

Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive form of saari (“island”) +‎ -ke.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːrekeˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːre̞k̟e̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑːreke
• Syllabification^(key): saa‧re‧ke

Noun

saareke

1. An island (entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from it).
2. A small island, especially an artificial one and/or one that is close to a larger land mass, an islet.

Declension

Inflection of saareke (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation)
nominative		saareke	saarekkeet
genitive		saarekkeen	saarekkeiden saarekkeitten
partitive		saareketta	saarekkeita
illative		saarekkeeseen	saarekkeisiin saarekkeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		saareke	saarekkeet
accusative	nom.	saareke	saarekkeet
	gen.	saarekkeen
genitive		saarekkeen	saarekkeiden saarekkeitten
partitive		saareketta	saarekkeita
inessive		saarekkeessa	saarekkeissa
elative		saarekkeesta	saarekkeista
illative		saarekkeeseen	saarekkeisiin saarekkeihin
adessive		saarekkeella	saarekkeilla
ablative		saarekkeelta	saarekkeilta
allative		saarekkeelle	saarekkeille
essive		saarekkeena	saarekkeina
translative		saarekkeeksi	saarekkeiksi
abessive		saarekkeetta	saarekkeitta
instructive		—	saarekkein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of saareke (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saarekkeeni saarekkeeni accusative nom. saarekkeeni saarekkeeni gen. saarekkeeni genitive saarekkeeni saarekkeideni saarekkeitteni partitive saarekettani saarekkeitani inessive saarekkeessani saarekkeissani elative saarekkeestani saarekkeistani illative saarekkeeseeni saarekkeisiini saarekkeihini adessive saarekkeellani saarekkeillani ablative saarekkeeltani saarekkeiltani allative saarekkeelleni saarekkeilleni essive saarekkeenani saarekkeinani translative saarekkeekseni saarekkeikseni abessive saarekkeettani saarekkeittani instructive — — comitative — saarekkeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saarekkeesi saarekkeesi accusative nom. saarekkeesi saarekkeesi gen. saarekkeesi genitive saarekkeesi saarekkeidesi saarekkeittesi partitive saarekettasi saarekkeitasi inessive saarekkeessasi saarekkeissasi elative saarekkeestasi saarekkeistasi illative saarekkeeseesi saarekkeisiisi saarekkeihisi adessive saarekkeellasi saarekkeillasi ablative saarekkeeltasi saarekkeiltasi allative saarekkeellesi saarekkeillesi essive saarekkeenasi saarekkeinasi translative saarekkeeksesi saarekkeiksesi abessive saarekkeettasi saarekkeittasi instructive — — comitative — saarekkeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saarekkeemme saarekkeemme accusative nom. saarekkeemme saarekkeemme gen. saarekkeemme genitive saarekkeemme saarekkeidemme saarekkeittemme partitive saarekettamme saarekkeitamme inessive saarekkeessamme saarekkeissamme elative saarekkeestamme saarekkeistamme illative saarekkeeseemme saarekkeisiimme saarekkeihimme adessive saarekkeellamme saarekkeillamme ablative saarekkeeltamme saarekkeiltamme allative saarekkeellemme saarekkeillemme essive saarekkeenamme saarekkeinamme translative saarekkeeksemme saarekkeiksemme abessive saarekkeettamme saarekkeittamme instructive — — comitative — saarekkeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saarekkeenne saarekkeenne accusative nom. saarekkeenne saarekkeenne gen. saarekkeenne genitive saarekkeenne saarekkeidenne saarekkeittenne partitive saarekettanne saarekkeitanne inessive saarekkeessanne saarekkeissanne elative saarekkeestanne saarekkeistanne illative saarekkeeseenne saarekkeisiinne saarekkeihinne adessive saarekkeellanne saarekkeillanne ablative saarekkeeltanne saarekkeiltanne allative saarekkeellenne saarekkeillenne essive saarekkeenanne saarekkeinanne translative saarekkeeksenne saarekkeiksenne abessive saarekkeettanne saarekkeittanne instructive — — comitative — saarekkeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative saarekkeensa saarekkeensa accusative nom. saarekkeensa saarekkeensa gen. saarekkeensa genitive saarekkeensa saarekkeidensa saarekkeittensa partitive saarekettaan saarekettansa saarekkeitaan saarekkeitansa inessive saarekkeessaan saarekkeessansa saarekkeissaan saarekkeissansa elative saarekkeestaan saarekkeestansa saarekkeistaan saarekkeistansa illative saarekkeeseensa saarekkeisiinsa saarekkeihinsa adessive saarekkeellaan saarekkeellansa saarekkeillaan saarekkeillansa ablative saarekkeeltaan saarekkeeltansa saarekkeiltaan saarekkeiltansa allative saarekkeelleen saarekkeellensa saarekkeilleen saarekkeillensa essive saarekkeenaan saarekkeenansa saarekkeinaan saarekkeinansa translative saarekkeekseen saarekkeeksensa saarekkeikseen saarekkeiksensa abessive saarekkeettaan saarekkeettansa saarekkeittaan saarekkeittansa instructive — — comitative — saarekkeineen saarekkeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• haimasaareke
• keittiösaareke
• liikennesaareke
• lämpösaareke
• metsäsaareke
• suosaareke

 

See also

• kari
• luoto

Further reading

• “saareke”, 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