sateenkaari

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Etymology

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sateen ((of) rain) +‎ kaari (arc). Coined by Finnish clergyman and philologist Gustaf Renvall in 1826.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑteːnˌkɑːri/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝t̪e̞ːŋˌkɑ̝ːri]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːri
  • Syllabification(key): sa‧teen‧kaa‧ri

Noun

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sateenkaari

  1. rainbow

Declension

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Inflection of sateenkaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
nominative sateenkaari sateenkaaret
genitive sateenkaaren sateenkaarten
sateenkaarien
partitive sateenkaarta sateenkaaria
illative sateenkaareen sateenkaariin
singular plural
nominative sateenkaari sateenkaaret
accusative nom. sateenkaari sateenkaaret
gen. sateenkaaren
genitive sateenkaaren sateenkaarten
sateenkaarien
partitive sateenkaarta sateenkaaria
inessive sateenkaaressa sateenkaarissa
elative sateenkaaresta sateenkaarista
illative sateenkaareen sateenkaariin
adessive sateenkaarella sateenkaarilla
ablative sateenkaarelta sateenkaarilta
allative sateenkaarelle sateenkaarille
essive sateenkaarena sateenkaarina
translative sateenkaareksi sateenkaariksi
abessive sateenkaaretta sateenkaaritta
instructive sateenkaarin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sateenkaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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