# Saari
## Finnish
### Etymology

From saari (“island”). The surname is partly transferred from place names, partly adopted by many families at the turn of the 20th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑːri/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːri]
* Rhymes: -ɑːri
* Hyphenation: Saa‧ri

### Proper noun

Saari
* a Finnish surname from landscape
* A former municipality of South Karelia, Finland, merged with Parikkala alongside Uukuniemi in 2005.
* Any of a number of small places in Finland.

#### Declension

* (former municipality): The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Saari" is Saarella.
Possessive forms of Saari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Saareni
Saareni
accusative
nom.
Saareni
Saareni
gen.
Saareni
genitive
Saareni
Saarteni Saarieni
partitive
Saartani
Saariani
inessive
Saaressani
Saarissani
elative
Saarestani
Saaristani
illative
Saareeni
Saariini
adessive
Saarellani
Saarillani
ablative
Saareltani
Saariltani
allative
Saarelleni
Saarilleni
essive
Saarenani
Saarinani
translative
Saarekseni
Saarikseni
abessive
Saarettani
Saarittani
instructive
comitative
—Saarineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Saaresi
Saaresi
accusative
nom.
Saaresi
Saaresi
gen.
Saaresi
genitive
Saaresi
Saartesi Saariesi
partitive
Saartasi
Saariasi
inessive
Saaressasi
Saarissasi
elative
Saarestasi
Saaristasi
illative
Saareesi
Saariisi
adessive
Saarellasi
Saarillasi
ablative
Saareltasi
Saariltasi
allative
Saarellesi
Saarillesi
essive
Saarenasi
Saarinasi
translative
Saareksesi
Saariksesi
abessive
Saarettasi
Saarittasi
instructive
comitative
—Saarinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Saaremme
Saaremme
accusative
nom.
Saaremme
Saaremme
gen.
Saaremme
genitive
Saaremme
Saartemme Saariemme
partitive
Saartamme
Saariamme
inessive
Saaressamme
Saarissamme
elative
Saarestamme
Saaristamme
illative
Saareemme
Saariimme
adessive
Saarellamme
Saarillamme
ablative
Saareltamme
Saariltamme
allative
Saarellemme
Saarillemme
essive
Saarenamme
Saarinamme
translative
Saareksemme
Saariksemme
abessive
Saarettamme
Saarittamme
instructive
comitative
—Saarinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Saarenne
Saarenne
accusative
nom.
Saarenne
Saarenne
gen.
Saarenne
genitive
Saarenne
Saartenne Saarienne
partitive
Saartanne
Saarianne
inessive
Saaressanne
Saarissanne
elative
Saarestanne
Saaristanne
illative
Saareenne
Saariinne
adessive
Saarellanne
Saarillanne
ablative
Saareltanne
Saariltanne
allative
Saarellenne
Saarillenne
essive
Saarenanne
Saarinanne
translative
Saareksenne
Saariksenne
abessive
Saarettanne
Saarittanne
instructive
comitative
—Saarinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Saarensa
Saarensa
accusative
nom.
Saarensa
Saarensa
gen.
Saarensa
genitive
Saarensa
Saartensa Saariensa
partitive
Saartaan Saartansa
Saariaan Saariansa
inessive
Saaressaan Saaressansa
Saarissaan Saarissansa
elative
Saarestaan Saarestansa
Saaristaan Saaristansa
illative
Saareensa
Saariinsa
adessive
Saarellaan Saarellansa
Saarillaan Saarillansa
ablative
Saareltaan Saareltansa
Saariltaan Saariltansa
allative
Saarelleen Saarellensa
Saarilleen Saarillensa
essive
Saarenaan Saarenansa
Saarinaan Saarinansa
translative
Saarekseen Saareksensa
Saarikseen Saariksensa
abessive
Saarettaan Saarettansa
Saarittaan Saarittansa
instructive
comitative
—Saarineen Saarinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Saarikalle

#### Related terms

* Saarela
* Saarelainen
* Saarenpää
* Saarikoski
* Saarinen
* Saario

#### Statistics

* Saari is the 60th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 7,847 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Further reading

Saari (täsmennyssivu) on the Finnish Wikipedia.Wikipedia $^{fi}$

### Anagrams

* Raisa, rasia, saira

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From saari (“island”).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈsɑːri/, [ˈs̠ɑːrʲ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈsɑːri/, [ˈʃɑːri]
* Rhymes: -ɑːrʲ, -ɑːri
* Hyphenation: Saa‧ri
* Homophone: saari

### Proper noun

Saari
* Synonym of Krontsi (“Kronstadt”)
* Synonym of Seitsekaarto (“Seskar”)

#### Derived terms

* saarenhattu
* Saarenmeri
* saarenoma

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 512