From Proto-Finnic *sarna, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śarna (“incantation, speech”). Related to Veps sarn, Komi-Zyrian сёрни (śorńi), and Southern Khanty .
saarna
| Inflection of saarna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | saarna | saarnat | ||
| genitive | saarnan | saarnojen | ||
| partitive | saarnaa | saarnoja | ||
| illative | saarnaan | saarnoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | saarna | saarnat | ||
| accusative | nom. | saarna | saarnat | |
| gen. | saarnan | |||
| genitive | saarnan | saarnojen saarnainrare | ||
| partitive | saarnaa | saarnoja | ||
| inessive | saarnassa | saarnoissa | ||
| elative | saarnasta | saarnoista | ||
| illative | saarnaan | saarnoihin | ||
| adessive | saarnalla | saarnoilla | ||
| ablative | saarnalta | saarnoilta | ||
| allative | saarnalle | saarnoille | ||
| essive | saarnana | saarnoina | ||
| translative | saarnaksi | saarnoiksi | ||
| abessive | saarnatta | saarnoitta | ||
| instructive | — | saarnoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||