sakset

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See also: saksi

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish sax. Doublet of saksa, Saksa, saksi (claw), saksi (Saxon), Saksi, sax, and seax.

Pronunciation

Noun

sakset pl

  1. scissors; shears (large)
  2. (gymnastics) scissors
  3. pincers, claws (front claws of crustaceans such as lobsters)

Declension

Inflection of sakset (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative sakset
genitive saksien
partitive saksia
illative saksiin
singular plural
nominative sakset
accusative nom. sakset
gen.
genitive saksien
partitive saksia
inessive saksissa
elative saksista
illative saksiin
adessive saksilla
ablative saksilta
allative saksille
essive saksina
translative saksiksi
abessive saksitta
instructive saksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sakset (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative sakseni
accusative nom. sakseni
gen.
genitive saksieni
partitive saksiani
inessive saksissani
elative saksistani
illative saksiini
adessive saksillani
ablative saksiltani
allative saksilleni
essive saksinani
translative saksikseni
abessive saksittani
instructive
comitative saksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative saksesi
accusative nom. saksesi
gen.
genitive saksiesi
partitive saksiasi
inessive saksissasi
elative saksistasi
illative saksiisi
adessive saksillasi
ablative saksiltasi
allative saksillesi
essive saksinasi
translative saksiksesi
abessive saksittasi
instructive
comitative saksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saksemme
accusative nom. saksemme
gen.
genitive saksiemme
partitive saksiamme
inessive saksissamme
elative saksistamme
illative saksiimme
adessive saksillamme
ablative saksiltamme
allative saksillemme
essive saksinamme
translative saksiksemme
abessive saksittamme
instructive
comitative saksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saksenne
accusative nom. saksenne
gen.
genitive saksienne
partitive saksianne
inessive saksissanne
elative saksistanne
illative saksiinne
adessive saksillanne
ablative saksiltanne
allative saksillenne
essive saksinanne
translative saksiksenne
abessive saksittanne
instructive
comitative saksinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative saksensa
accusative nom. saksensa
gen.
genitive saksiensa
partitive saksiaan
saksiansa
inessive saksissaan
saksissansa
elative saksistaan
saksistansa
illative saksiinsa
adessive saksillaan
saksillansa
ablative saksiltaan
saksiltansa
allative saksilleen
saksillensa
essive saksinaan
saksinansa
translative saksikseen
saksiksensa
abessive saksittaan
saksittansa
instructive
comitative saksineen
saksinensa

Derived terms

adjectives
verbs
compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Ingrian

Sakset.

Etymology

Ultimately from Swedish sax, possibly via Finnish sakset.

Pronunciation

Noun

sakset (plural only)

  1. scissors

Declension

Declension of sakset (type 5/lehti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative sakset
genitive saksiin, saksiloin
partitive saksija, saksiloja
illative saksii, saksiloihe
inessive saksiis, saksilois
elative saksist, saksiloist
allative saksille, saksiloille
adessive saksiil, saksiloil
ablative saksilt, saksiloilt
translative saksiks, saksiloiks
essive saksinna, saksiloinna, saksiin, saksiloin
exessive1) saksint, saksiloint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 501