# leikari
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Swedish lekare.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlei̯kɑri/, [ˈle̞i̯kɑ̝ri]
* Rhymes: -eikɑri
* Hyphenation: lei‧ka‧ri

### Noun

leikari
* swivel (mechanical piece to permit rotation)
    Synonyms: pyöry, kiertohaka

#### Declension

Possessive forms of leikari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
leikarini
leikarini
accusative
nom.
leikarini
leikarini
gen.
leikarini
genitive
leikarini
leikarieni leikareideni leikareitteni
partitive
leikariani
leikareitani leikarejani
inessive
leikarissani
leikareissani
elative
leikaristani
leikareistani
illative
leikariini
leikareihini
adessive
leikarillani
leikareillani
ablative
leikariltani
leikareiltani
allative
leikarilleni
leikareilleni
essive
leikarinani
leikareinani
translative
leikarikseni
leikareikseni
abessive
leikarittani
leikareittani
instructive
comitative
—leikareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
leikarisi
leikarisi
accusative
nom.
leikarisi
leikarisi
gen.
leikarisi
genitive
leikarisi
leikariesi leikareidesi leikareittesi
partitive
leikariasi
leikareitasi leikarejasi
inessive
leikarissasi
leikareissasi
elative
leikaristasi
leikareistasi
illative
leikariisi
leikareihisi
adessive
leikarillasi
leikareillasi
ablative
leikariltasi
leikareiltasi
allative
leikarillesi
leikareillesi
essive
leikarinasi
leikareinasi
translative
leikariksesi
leikareiksesi
abessive
leikarittasi
leikareittasi
instructive
comitative
—leikareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
leikarimme
leikarimme
accusative
nom.
leikarimme
leikarimme
gen.
leikarimme
genitive
leikarimme
leikariemme leikareidemme leikareittemme
partitive
leikariamme
leikareitamme leikarejamme
inessive
leikarissamme
leikareissamme
elative
leikaristamme
leikareistamme
illative
leikariimme
leikareihimme
adessive
leikarillamme
leikareillamme
ablative
leikariltamme
leikareiltamme
allative
leikarillemme
leikareillemme
essive
leikarinamme
leikareinamme
translative
leikariksemme
leikareiksemme
abessive
leikarittamme
leikareittamme
instructive
comitative
—leikareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
leikarinne
leikarinne
accusative
nom.
leikarinne
leikarinne
gen.
leikarinne
genitive
leikarinne
leikarienne leikareidenne leikareittenne
partitive
leikarianne
leikareitanne leikarejanne
inessive
leikarissanne
leikareissanne
elative
leikaristanne
leikareistanne
illative
leikariinne
leikareihinne
adessive
leikarillanne
leikareillanne
ablative
leikariltanne
leikareiltanne
allative
leikarillenne
leikareillenne
essive
leikarinanne
leikareinanne
translative
leikariksenne
leikareiksenne
abessive
leikarittanne
leikareittanne
instructive
comitative
—leikareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
leikarinsa
leikarinsa
accusative
nom.
leikarinsa
leikarinsa
gen.
leikarinsa
genitive
leikarinsa
leikariensa leikareidensa leikareittensa
partitive
leikariaan leikariansa
leikareitaan leikarejaan leikareitansa leikarejansa
inessive
leikarissaan leikarissansa
leikareissaan leikareissansa
elative
leikaristaan leikaristansa
leikareistaan leikareistansa
illative
leikariinsa
leikareihinsa
adessive
leikarillaan leikarillansa
leikareillaan leikareillansa
ablative
leikariltaan leikariltansa
leikareiltaan leikareiltansa
allative
leikarilleen leikarillensa
leikareilleen leikareillensa
essive
leikarinaan leikarinansa
leikareinaan leikareinansa
translative
leikarikseen leikariksensa
leikareikseen leikareiksensa
abessive
leikarittaan leikarittansa
leikareittaan leikareittansa
instructive
comitative
—leikareineen leikareinensa :

### Further reading

* “leikari”, 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

### Anagrams

* kielari

## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse leikari. By surface analysis, leika (“to act”) +‎ ari (“suffix used to create agent nouns from verbs”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈleiːka(ː)rɪ/

### Noun

leikari m (genitive singular leikara, nominative plural leikarar)
* actor, actress
    Synonym: leikandi
* player

#### Derived terms

* aðalleikari (“lead actor, lead actress”)
* áhættuleikari (“stuntman, stunt double”)
* bassaleikari (“bassist”)
* básúnuleikari (“trombonist”)
* einleikari (“soloist”)
* fagottleikari (“bassoonist”)
* fiðluleikari (“violinist, fiddler”)
* flautuleikari (“flautist”)
* fótboltaleikari (“footballer”)
* gitarleikari (“guitarist”)
* golfleikari (“golfer”)
* harmoníkuleikari (“accordionist”)
* hljóðfæraleikari (“musician”)
* hljómborðsleikari (“keyboard player”)
* hnefaleikari (“boxer”)
* hornleikari (“hornist”)
* hörpuleikari (“harpist”)
* klarinettuleikari (“clarinetist”)
* kontrabassaleikari (“double bassist”)
* kvikmyndaleikari (“film actor”)
* meðleikari (“accompanist”)
* munnhörpuleikari (“harmonicist”)
* organleikari (“organist”)
* orgelleikari (“organist”)
* óbóleikari (“oboist”)
* píanóleikari (“pianist”)
* saxófónleikari (“saxophonist”)
* sellóleikari (“cellist”)
* skapgerðarleikari (“character actor”)
* slagverksleikari (“percussionist”)
* trommuleikari (“drummer”)
* trompetleikari (“trumpeter”)
* túbuleikari (“tubaist”)
* undirleikari (“accompanist”)
* víóluleikari (“violist”)

#### See also

* leikkona (“actress”)

## Old Norse
### Etymology 1

From leika (“to play”) +‎ -ari.

#### Noun

leikari m (genitive leikara)
* player, jester

##### Derived terms

* leikaraskapr m (“scurrility”)

##### Descendants

* Icelandic: leikari
* Norwegian Nynorsk: leikar
* Danish: leger(e)
* Old Swedish: lekare
** Swedish: lekare
** Finnish: leikari (via Swedish)

#### Further reading

* Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “leikari”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

### Etymology 2
#### Adjective

leikari
* comparative degree of leikr