aarre

See also: Aarre

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ardeh (compare Karelian uarreh, Livvi arreh, Ludian ardeh), of unknown further origin; uncertain connections to aarni and Proto-Germanic *arþiz (farmland), latter assuming a semantic shift "farmland" > "crop yield" > "treasure":

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑːrːeˣ/, [ˈɑːrːe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːrːe
  • Syllabification(key): aar‧re

Noun

aarre

  1. treasure
  2. treasure trove (hidden treasure, subsequently discovered)
  3. treasure trove (valuable discovery)

Declension

Inflection of aarre (Kotus type 48*K/hame, rt-rr gradation)
nominative aarre aarteet
genitive aarteen aarteiden
aarteitten
partitive aarretta aarteita
illative aarteeseen aarteisiin
aarteihin
singular plural
nominative aarre aarteet
accusative nom. aarre aarteet
gen. aarteen
genitive aarteen aarteiden
aarteitten
partitive aarretta aarteita
inessive aarteessa aarteissa
elative aarteesta aarteista
illative aarteeseen aarteisiin
aarteihin
adessive aarteella aarteilla
ablative aarteelta aarteilta
allative aarteelle aarteille
essive aarteena aarteina
translative aarteeksi aarteiksi
instructive aartein
abessive aarteetta aarteitta
comitative aarteineen
Possessive forms of aarre (type hame)
possessor singular plural
1st person aarteeni aarteemme
2nd person aarteesi aarteenne
3rd person aarteensa

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Further reading

"aarre" in Kielitoimiston sanakirja (Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish).

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