safiiri
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Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish safir, ultimately from Latin sapphīrus, from Ancient Greek σάπφειρος (sáppheiros).
Pronunciation
Noun
safiiri
Declension
| Inflection of safiiri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | safiiri | safiirit | |
| genitive | safiirin | safiirien safiireiden safiireitten | |
| partitive | safiiria | safiireita safiireja | |
| illative | safiiriin | safiireihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | safiiri | safiirit | |
| accusative | nom. | safiiri | safiirit |
| gen. | safiirin | ||
| genitive | safiirin | safiirien safiireiden safiireitten | |
| partitive | safiiria | safiireita safiireja | |
| inessive | safiirissa | safiireissa | |
| elative | safiirista | safiireista | |
| illative | safiiriin | safiireihin | |
| adessive | safiirilla | safiireilla | |
| ablative | safiirilta | safiireilta | |
| allative | safiirille | safiireille | |
| essive | safiirina | safiireina | |
| translative | safiiriksi | safiireiksi | |
| abessive | safiiritta | safiireitta | |
| instructive | — | safiirein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “safiiri”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03