# dekkari
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish deckare.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈdekːɑri/, [ˈde̞kːɑ̝ri]
* Rhymes: -ekːɑri
* Hyphenation: dek‧ka‧ri

### Noun

dekkari (informal)
* whodunit, detective story
* detective

#### Declension

Possessive forms of dekkari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dekkarini
dekkarini
accusative
nom.
dekkarini
dekkarini
gen.
dekkarini
genitive
dekkarini
dekkarieni dekkareideni dekkareitteni
partitive
dekkariani
dekkareitani dekkarejani
inessive
dekkarissani
dekkareissani
elative
dekkaristani
dekkareistani
illative
dekkariini
dekkareihini
adessive
dekkarillani
dekkareillani
ablative
dekkariltani
dekkareiltani
allative
dekkarilleni
dekkareilleni
essive
dekkarinani
dekkareinani
translative
dekkarikseni
dekkareikseni
abessive
dekkarittani
dekkareittani
instructive
comitative
—dekkareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dekkarisi
dekkarisi
accusative
nom.
dekkarisi
dekkarisi
gen.
dekkarisi
genitive
dekkarisi
dekkariesi dekkareidesi dekkareittesi
partitive
dekkariasi
dekkareitasi dekkarejasi
inessive
dekkarissasi
dekkareissasi
elative
dekkaristasi
dekkareistasi
illative
dekkariisi
dekkareihisi
adessive
dekkarillasi
dekkareillasi
ablative
dekkariltasi
dekkareiltasi
allative
dekkarillesi
dekkareillesi
essive
dekkarinasi
dekkareinasi
translative
dekkariksesi
dekkareiksesi
abessive
dekkarittasi
dekkareittasi
instructive
comitative
—dekkareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dekkarimme
dekkarimme
accusative
nom.
dekkarimme
dekkarimme
gen.
dekkarimme
genitive
dekkarimme
dekkariemme dekkareidemme dekkareittemme
partitive
dekkariamme
dekkareitamme dekkarejamme
inessive
dekkarissamme
dekkareissamme
elative
dekkaristamme
dekkareistamme
illative
dekkariimme
dekkareihimme
adessive
dekkarillamme
dekkareillamme
ablative
dekkariltamme
dekkareiltamme
allative
dekkarillemme
dekkareillemme
essive
dekkarinamme
dekkareinamme
translative
dekkariksemme
dekkareiksemme
abessive
dekkarittamme
dekkareittamme
instructive
comitative
—dekkareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dekkarinne
dekkarinne
accusative
nom.
dekkarinne
dekkarinne
gen.
dekkarinne
genitive
dekkarinne
dekkarienne dekkareidenne dekkareittenne
partitive
dekkarianne
dekkareitanne dekkarejanne
inessive
dekkarissanne
dekkareissanne
elative
dekkaristanne
dekkareistanne
illative
dekkariinne
dekkareihinne
adessive
dekkarillanne
dekkareillanne
ablative
dekkariltanne
dekkareiltanne
allative
dekkarillenne
dekkareillenne
essive
dekkarinanne
dekkareinanne
translative
dekkariksenne
dekkareiksenne
abessive
dekkarittanne
dekkareittanne
instructive
comitative
—dekkareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
dekkarinsa
dekkarinsa
accusative
nom.
dekkarinsa
dekkarinsa
gen.
dekkarinsa
genitive
dekkarinsa
dekkariensa dekkareidensa dekkareittensa
partitive
dekkariaan dekkariansa
dekkareitaan dekkarejaan dekkareitansa dekkarejansa
inessive
dekkarissaan dekkarissansa
dekkareissaan dekkareissansa
elative
dekkaristaan dekkaristansa
dekkareistaan dekkareistansa
illative
dekkariinsa
dekkareihinsa
adessive
dekkarillaan dekkarillansa
dekkareillaan dekkareillansa
ablative
dekkariltaan dekkariltansa
dekkareiltaan dekkareiltansa
allative
dekkarilleen dekkarillensa
dekkareilleen dekkareillensa
essive
dekkarinaan dekkarinansa
dekkareinaan dekkareinansa
translative
dekkarikseen dekkariksensa
dekkareikseen dekkareiksensa
abessive
dekkarittaan dekkarittansa
dekkareittaan dekkareittansa
instructive
comitative
—dekkareineen dekkareinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (story): salapoliisiromaani (novel); salapoliisitarina (any format)
* (detective): etsivä

#### Derived terms

* dekkaristi
* dekkarikirjailija
* dekkarikirjallisuus

### Further reading

* “dekkari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02