saaristo

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Finnish

Etymology

saari (island) +‎ -sto. Coined by Finnish clergyman and philologist Gustaf Renvall in 1826.

Pronunciation

Noun

saaristo

  1. archipelago (especially one off the coast of a larger landmass)

Declension

Inflection of saaristo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative saaristo saaristot
genitive saariston saaristojen
saaristoiden
saaristoitten
partitive saaristoa saaristoja
saaristoita
illative saaristoon saaristoihin
singular plural
nominative saaristo saaristot
accusative nom. saaristo saaristot
gen. saariston
genitive saariston saaristojen
saaristoiden
saaristoitten
partitive saaristoa saaristoja
saaristoita
inessive saaristossa saaristoissa
elative saaristosta saaristoista
illative saaristoon saaristoihin
adessive saaristolla saaristoilla
ablative saaristolta saaristoilta
allative saaristolle saaristoille
essive saaristona saaristoina
translative saaristoksi saaristoiksi
abessive saaristotta saaristoitta
instructive saaristoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of saaristo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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