Sari
English
Finnish
Etymology
A twentieth century invention usually interpreted as a variant of Saara (“Sarah”), rhyming with other popular 1960s names, Ari, Jari and Mari. Other possible sources are the place name Sariola in the Kalevala, and Hungarian Sári (a pet form of Sára).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑri/, [ˈs̠ɑri]
- Rhymes: -ɑri
- Syllabification(key): Sa‧ri
Proper noun
Sari
- a female given name
- 1990, Marjatta Koskenvesa, Lunta, sanoi perhonen, WSOY, →ISBN, page 12:
- Heti syksyllä, kun tyttö oli alkanut käydä puolipäiväosastolla, hänen puhuttelunimensä, Sari Päivikki, oli käytännön syistä vaihtunut Päiviksi ja samantien tietysti myös kotona. Leikkikoulussa oli osunut olemaan kuusi Sari-nimistä.
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Usage notes
- The most popular first name of women born in Finland 1965-1972.
Declension
| Inflection of Sari (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Sari | Sarit | |
| genitive | Sarin | Sarien | |
| partitive | Saria | Sareja | |
| illative | Sariin | Sareihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Sari | Sarit | |
| accusative | nom. | Sari | Sarit |
| gen. | Sarin | ||
| genitive | Sarin | Sarien | |
| partitive | Saria | Sareja | |
| inessive | Sarissa | Sareissa | |
| elative | Sarista | Sareista | |
| illative | Sariin | Sareihin | |
| adessive | Sarilla | Sareilla | |
| ablative | Sarilta | Sareilta | |
| allative | Sarille | Sareille | |
| essive | Sarina | Sareina | |
| translative | Sariksi | Sareiksi | |
| instructive | — | Sarein | |
| abessive | Saritta | Sareitta | |
| comitative | — | Sareineen | |
| Possessive forms of Sari (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Sarini | Sarimme |
| 2nd person | Sarisi | Sarinne |
| 3rd person | Sarinsa | |
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