# bongari
## Finnish
### Etymology

From the verb bongata (“to spot”) +‎ -ari.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈboŋːɑri/, [ˈbo̞ŋːɑ̝ri]
* Rhymes: -oŋːɑri
* Hyphenation: bon‧ga‧ri

### Noun

bongari
* (slang) twitcher (birdwatcher)
* (by extension) someone who spots for hobby or pastime (birds, airplane types, beautiful chicks etc.)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of bongari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongarini
bongarini
accusative
nom.
bongarini
bongarini
gen.
bongarini
genitive
bongarini
bongarieni bongareideni bongareitteni
partitive
bongariani
bongareitani bongarejani
inessive
bongarissani
bongareissani
elative
bongaristani
bongareistani
illative
bongariini
bongareihini
adessive
bongarillani
bongareillani
ablative
bongariltani
bongareiltani
allative
bongarilleni
bongareilleni
essive
bongarinani
bongareinani
translative
bongarikseni
bongareikseni
abessive
bongarittani
bongareittani
instructive
comitative
—bongareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongarisi
bongarisi
accusative
nom.
bongarisi
bongarisi
gen.
bongarisi
genitive
bongarisi
bongariesi bongareidesi bongareittesi
partitive
bongariasi
bongareitasi bongarejasi
inessive
bongarissasi
bongareissasi
elative
bongaristasi
bongareistasi
illative
bongariisi
bongareihisi
adessive
bongarillasi
bongareillasi
ablative
bongariltasi
bongareiltasi
allative
bongarillesi
bongareillesi
essive
bongarinasi
bongareinasi
translative
bongariksesi
bongareiksesi
abessive
bongarittasi
bongareittasi
instructive
comitative
—bongareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongarimme
bongarimme
accusative
nom.
bongarimme
bongarimme
gen.
bongarimme
genitive
bongarimme
bongariemme bongareidemme bongareittemme
partitive
bongariamme
bongareitamme bongarejamme
inessive
bongarissamme
bongareissamme
elative
bongaristamme
bongareistamme
illative
bongariimme
bongareihimme
adessive
bongarillamme
bongareillamme
ablative
bongariltamme
bongareiltamme
allative
bongarillemme
bongareillemme
essive
bongarinamme
bongareinamme
translative
bongariksemme
bongareiksemme
abessive
bongarittamme
bongareittamme
instructive
comitative
—bongareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongarinne
bongarinne
accusative
nom.
bongarinne
bongarinne
gen.
bongarinne
genitive
bongarinne
bongarienne bongareidenne bongareittenne
partitive
bongarianne
bongareitanne bongarejanne
inessive
bongarissanne
bongareissanne
elative
bongaristanne
bongareistanne
illative
bongariinne
bongareihinne
adessive
bongarillanne
bongareillanne
ablative
bongariltanne
bongareiltanne
allative
bongarillenne
bongareillenne
essive
bongarinanne
bongareinanne
translative
bongariksenne
bongareiksenne
abessive
bongarittanne
bongareittanne
instructive
comitative
—bongareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
bongarinsa
bongarinsa
accusative
nom.
bongarinsa
bongarinsa
gen.
bongarinsa
genitive
bongarinsa
bongariensa bongareidensa bongareittensa
partitive
bongariaan bongariansa
bongareitaan bongarejaan bongareitansa bongarejansa
inessive
bongarissaan bongarissansa
bongareissaan bongareissansa
elative
bongaristaan bongaristansa
bongareistaan bongareistansa
illative
bongariinsa
bongareihinsa
adessive
bongarillaan bongarillansa
bongareillaan bongareillansa
ablative
bongariltaan bongariltansa
bongareiltaan bongareiltansa
allative
bongarilleen bongarillensa
bongareilleen bongareillensa
essive
bongarinaan bongarinansa
bongareinaan bongareinansa
translative
bongarikseen bongariksensa
bongareikseen bongareiksensa
abessive
bongarittaan bongarittansa
bongareittaan bongareittansa
instructive
comitative
—bongareineen bongareinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (birdwatcher): lintubongari

#### Derived terms

* lintubongari

### Further reading

* “bongari”, 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