Saari
Finnish
Etymology
From saari (“island”). The surname (attested since the Middle Ages) was originally transferred from place names, but also commonly adopted by many families during the Fennicization of surnames at the turn of the 20th century.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑːri/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːri]
- Rhymes: -ɑːri
- Syllabification(key): Saa‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): Saa‧ri
Proper noun
Saari
- a Finnish surname from landscape
- a former municipality of South Karelia, Finland, merged with Parikkala alongside Uukuniemi in 2005.
- Any of a number of small places in Finland.
Declension
- (former municipality): The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Saari" is Saarella.
| Inflection of Saari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Saari | Saaret | |
| genitive | Saaren | Saarten Saarien | |
| partitive | Saarta | Saaria | |
| illative | Saareen | Saariin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Saari | Saaret | |
| accusative | nom. | Saari | Saaret |
| gen. | Saaren | ||
| genitive | Saaren | Saarten Saarien | |
| partitive | Saarta | Saaria | |
| inessive | Saaressa | Saarissa | |
| elative | Saaresta | Saarista | |
| illative | Saareen | Saariin | |
| adessive | Saarella | Saarilla | |
| ablative | Saarelta | Saarilta | |
| allative | Saarelle | Saarille | |
| essive | Saarena | Saarina | |
| translative | Saareksi | Saariksi | |
| abessive | Saaretta | Saaritta | |
| instructive | — | Saarin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Related terms
Statistics
- Saari is the 59th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 7,785 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN
Further reading
Saari (täsmennyssivu) on the Finnish Wikipedia.Wikipedia fi
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From saari (“island”).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːri/, [ˈs̠ɑːrʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsɑːri/, [ˈʃɑːri]
- Rhymes: -ɑːrʲ, -ɑːri
- Hyphenation: Saa‧ri
- Homophone: saari
Proper noun
Saari
- synonym of Krontsi (“Kronstadt”)
- synonym of Seitsekaarto (“Seskar”)
Declension
| Declension of Saari (type 5/keeli, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | Saari | — |
| genitive | Saaren | — |
| partitive | Saarta, Saart | — |
| illative | Saaree | — |
| inessive | Saarees | — |
| elative | Saarest | — |
| allative | Saarelle | — |
| adessive | Saareel | — |
| ablative | Saarelt | — |
| translative | Saareks | — |
| essive | Saarenna, Saareen | — |
| exessive1) | Saarent | — |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 512