sankari

See also: Sankari

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑŋkɑri/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ŋkɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑri
• Hyphenation^(key): san‧ka‧ri

Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Old Swedish sangare (“singer”). Compare with Väinämöinen, the singing hero. Another theory suggests it is derived from the verb sangata or sankailla, ("to resist, to defy, threaten"). Can be related to the words sankka, sakea, sangen (compare voimakas).

Noun

sankari

1. hero, heroine

Declension

Inflection of sankari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		sankari	sankarit
genitive		sankarin	sankarien sankareiden sankareitten
partitive		sankaria	sankareita sankareja
illative		sankariin	sankareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sankari	sankarit
accusative	nom.	sankari	sankarit
	gen.	sankarin
genitive		sankarin	sankarien sankareiden sankareitten
partitive		sankaria	sankareita sankareja
inessive		sankarissa	sankareissa
elative		sankarista	sankareista
illative		sankariin	sankareihin
adessive		sankarilla	sankareilla
ablative		sankarilta	sankareilta
allative		sankarille	sankareille
essive		sankarina	sankareina
translative		sankariksi	sankareiksi
abessive		sankaritta	sankareitta
instructive		—	sankarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sankari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sankarini sankarini accusative nom. sankarini sankarini gen. sankarini genitive sankarini sankarieni sankareideni sankareitteni partitive sankariani sankareitani sankarejani inessive sankarissani sankareissani elative sankaristani sankareistani illative sankariini sankareihini adessive sankarillani sankareillani ablative sankariltani sankareiltani allative sankarilleni sankareilleni essive sankarinani sankareinani translative sankarikseni sankareikseni abessive sankarittani sankareittani instructive — — comitative — sankareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sankarisi sankarisi accusative nom. sankarisi sankarisi gen. sankarisi genitive sankarisi sankariesi sankareidesi sankareittesi partitive sankariasi sankareitasi sankarejasi inessive sankarissasi sankareissasi elative sankaristasi sankareistasi illative sankariisi sankareihisi adessive sankarillasi sankareillasi ablative sankariltasi sankareiltasi allative sankarillesi sankareillesi essive sankarinasi sankareinasi translative sankariksesi sankareiksesi abessive sankarittasi sankareittasi instructive — — comitative — sankareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sankarimme sankarimme accusative nom. sankarimme sankarimme gen. sankarimme genitive sankarimme sankariemme sankareidemme sankareittemme partitive sankariamme sankareitamme sankarejamme inessive sankarissamme sankareissamme elative sankaristamme sankareistamme illative sankariimme sankareihimme adessive sankarillamme sankareillamme ablative sankariltamme sankareiltamme allative sankarillemme sankareillemme essive sankarinamme sankareinamme translative sankariksemme sankareiksemme abessive sankarittamme sankareittamme instructive — — comitative — sankareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sankarinne sankarinne accusative nom. sankarinne sankarinne gen. sankarinne genitive sankarinne sankarienne sankareidenne sankareittenne partitive sankarianne sankareitanne sankarejanne inessive sankarissanne sankareissanne elative sankaristanne sankareistanne illative sankariinne sankareihinne adessive sankarillanne sankareillanne ablative sankariltanne sankareiltanne allative sankarillenne sankareillenne essive sankarinanne sankareinanne translative sankariksenne sankareiksenne abessive sankarittanne sankareittanne instructive — — comitative — sankareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sankarinsa sankarinsa accusative nom. sankarinsa sankarinsa gen. sankarinsa genitive sankarinsa sankariensa sankareidensa sankareittensa partitive sankariaan sankariansa sankareitaan sankarejaan sankareitansa sankarejansa inessive sankarissaan sankarissansa sankareissaan sankareissansa elative sankaristaan sankaristansa sankareistaan sankareistansa illative sankariinsa sankareihinsa adessive sankarillaan sankarillansa sankareillaan sankareillansa ablative sankariltaan sankariltansa sankareiltaan sankareiltansa allative sankarilleen sankarillensa sankareilleen sankareillensa essive sankarinaan sankarinansa sankareinaan sankareinansa translative sankarikseen sankariksensa sankareikseen sankareiksensa abessive sankarittaan sankarittansa sankareittaan sankareittansa instructive — — comitative — sankareineen sankareinensa

• Literary/archaic genitive plural: sankarten

Usage notes

In old usage and regional dialects the word could also have negative connotations, in the sense of tyrant, troublemaker, brawler.

Synonyms

• (hero): sankaritar (heroine), hyvis (colloquial), urho

Antonyms

• roisto

Derived terms

• sankarillinen
• sankaritar
• sankarius
• sankaroitua
• sankaruus

(compounds):

• antisankari
• elokuvasankari
• hamesankari
• kansallissankari
• kansansankari
• muskelisankari
• naissankari
• nimipäiväsankari
• nyrkkisankari
• olympiasankari
• päivänsankari
• revolverisankari
• romaanisankari
• sankarieepos
• sankarihahmo
• sankarihauta
• sankarihautausmaa
• sankarikoira
• sankarikuolema
• sankarimaine
• sankarimuistomerkki
• sankarinpalvonta
• sankaripalvonta
• sankaripatsas
• sankaripäästäinen
• sankarirooli
• sankariruno
• sankarirunous
• sankaritarina
• sankaritaru
• sankariteko
• sankaritenori
• sankarivainaja
• sarjakuvasankari
• sotasankari
• supersankari
• synttärisankari
• syntymäpäiväsankari
• tarusankari
• tohvelisankari

Further reading

• “sankari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

Etymology 2

Possibly from sankari (etymology 1) with the dialectal meaning "strong animal", due to its large size.

Noun

sankari

1. great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo)

Declension

Inflection of sankari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		sankari	sankarit
genitive		sankarin	sankarien sankareiden sankareitten
partitive		sankaria	sankareita sankareja
illative		sankariin	sankareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sankari	sankarit
accusative	nom.	sankari	sankarit
	gen.	sankarin
genitive		sankarin	sankarien sankareiden sankareitten
partitive		sankaria	sankareita sankareja
inessive		sankarissa	sankareissa
elative		sankarista	sankareista
illative		sankariin	sankareihin
adessive		sankarilla	sankareilla
ablative		sankarilta	sankareilta
allative		sankarille	sankareille
essive		sankarina	sankareina
translative		sankariksi	sankareiksi
abessive		sankaritta	sankareitta
instructive		—	sankarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sankari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sankarini sankarini accusative nom. sankarini sankarini gen. sankarini genitive sankarini sankarieni sankareideni sankareitteni partitive sankariani sankareitani sankarejani inessive sankarissani sankareissani elative sankaristani sankareistani illative sankariini sankareihini adessive sankarillani sankareillani ablative sankariltani sankareiltani allative sankarilleni sankareilleni essive sankarinani sankareinani translative sankarikseni sankareikseni abessive sankarittani sankareittani instructive — — comitative — sankareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sankarisi sankarisi accusative nom. sankarisi sankarisi gen. sankarisi genitive sankarisi sankariesi sankareidesi sankareittesi partitive sankariasi sankareitasi sankarejasi inessive sankarissasi sankareissasi elative sankaristasi sankareistasi illative sankariisi sankareihisi adessive sankarillasi sankareillasi ablative sankariltasi sankareiltasi allative sankarillesi sankareillesi essive sankarinasi sankareinasi translative sankariksesi sankareiksesi abessive sankarittasi sankareittasi instructive — — comitative — sankareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sankarimme sankarimme accusative nom. sankarimme sankarimme gen. sankarimme genitive sankarimme sankariemme sankareidemme sankareittemme partitive sankariamme sankareitamme sankarejamme inessive sankarissamme sankareissamme elative sankaristamme sankareistamme illative sankariimme sankareihimme adessive sankarillamme sankareillamme ablative sankariltamme sankareiltamme allative sankarillemme sankareillemme essive sankarinamme sankareinamme translative sankariksemme sankareiksemme abessive sankarittamme sankareittamme instructive — — comitative — sankareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sankarinne sankarinne accusative nom. sankarinne sankarinne gen. sankarinne genitive sankarinne sankarienne sankareidenne sankareittenne partitive sankarianne sankareitanne sankarejanne inessive sankarissanne sankareissanne elative sankaristanne sankareistanne illative sankariinne sankareihinne adessive sankarillanne sankareillanne ablative sankariltanne sankareiltanne allative sankarillenne sankareillenne essive sankarinanne sankareinanne translative sankariksenne sankareiksenne abessive sankarittanne sankareittanne instructive — — comitative — sankareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sankarinsa sankarinsa accusative nom. sankarinsa sankarinsa gen. sankarinsa genitive sankarinsa sankariensa sankareidensa sankareittensa partitive sankariaan sankariansa sankareitaan sankarejaan sankareitansa sankarejansa inessive sankarissaan sankarissansa sankareissaan sankareissansa elative sankaristaan sankaristansa sankareistaan sankareistansa illative sankariinsa sankareihinsa adessive sankarillaan sankarillansa sankareillaan sankareillansa ablative sankariltaan sankariltansa sankareiltaan sankareiltansa allative sankarilleen sankarillensa sankareilleen sankareillensa essive sankarinaan sankarinansa sankareinaan sankareinansa translative sankarikseen sankariksensa sankareikseen sankareiksensa abessive sankarittaan sankarittansa sankareittaan sankareittansa instructive — — comitative — sankareineen sankareinensa

Anagrams

• karsain, karsina, raiskan, sarkain