From Proto-Finnic *sapara. Cognates include Finnish saparo and Estonian saba.
sapara
| Declension of sapara (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sapara | saparat |
| genitive | saparan | saparoin |
| partitive | saparaa | saparoja |
| illative | saparaa | saparoihe |
| inessive | saparaas | saparois |
| elative | saparast | saparoist |
| allative | saparalle | saparoille |
| adessive | saparaal | saparoil |
| ablative | saparalt | saparoilt |
| translative | saparaks | saparoiks |
| essive | saparanna, saparaan | saparoinna, saparoin |
| exessive1) | saparant | saparoint |
| 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. | ||