kielisaari

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Finnish

Etymology

kieli (language) +‎ saari (island). Calque of German Sprachinsel.

Pronunciation

Noun

kielisaari

  1. (linguistics) language island

Declension

Inflection of kielisaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
nominative kielisaari kielisaaret
genitive kielisaaren kielisaarten
kielisaarien
partitive kielisaarta kielisaaria
illative kielisaareen kielisaariin
singular plural
nominative kielisaari kielisaaret
accusative nom. kielisaari kielisaaret
gen. kielisaaren
genitive kielisaaren kielisaarten
kielisaarien
partitive kielisaarta kielisaaria
inessive kielisaaressa kielisaarissa
elative kielisaaresta kielisaarista
illative kielisaareen kielisaariin
adessive kielisaarella kielisaarilla
ablative kielisaarelta kielisaarilta
allative kielisaarelle kielisaarille
essive kielisaarena kielisaarina
translative kielisaareksi kielisaariksi
abessive kielisaaretta kielisaaritta
instructive kielisaarin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kielisaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)