# saareke
## Finnish
### Etymology

Diminutive form of saari (“island”) +‎ -ke.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑːrekeˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːre̞k̟e̞(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑːreke
* Hyphenation: saa‧re‧ke

### Noun

saareke
* An island (entity surrounded by other entities that are very different from it).
* A small island, especially an artificial one and/or one that is close to a larger land mass, an islet.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of saareke (Kotus type 48*A/hame, kk-k gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saarekkeeni
saarekkeeni
accusative
nom.
saarekkeeni
saarekkeeni
gen.
saarekkeeni
genitive
saarekkeeni
saarekkeideni saarekkeitteni
partitive
saarekettani
saarekkeitani
inessive
saarekkeessani
saarekkeissani
elative
saarekkeestani
saarekkeistani
illative
saarekkeeseeni
saarekkeisiini saarekkeihini
adessive
saarekkeellani
saarekkeillani
ablative
saarekkeeltani
saarekkeiltani
allative
saarekkeelleni
saarekkeilleni
essive
saarekkeenani
saarekkeinani
translative
saarekkeekseni
saarekkeikseni
abessive
saarekkeettani
saarekkeittani
instructive
comitative
—saarekkeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saarekkeesi
saarekkeesi
accusative
nom.
saarekkeesi
saarekkeesi
gen.
saarekkeesi
genitive
saarekkeesi
saarekkeidesi saarekkeittesi
partitive
saarekettasi
saarekkeitasi
inessive
saarekkeessasi
saarekkeissasi
elative
saarekkeestasi
saarekkeistasi
illative
saarekkeeseesi
saarekkeisiisi saarekkeihisi
adessive
saarekkeellasi
saarekkeillasi
ablative
saarekkeeltasi
saarekkeiltasi
allative
saarekkeellesi
saarekkeillesi
essive
saarekkeenasi
saarekkeinasi
translative
saarekkeeksesi
saarekkeiksesi
abessive
saarekkeettasi
saarekkeittasi
instructive
comitative
—saarekkeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saarekkeemme
saarekkeemme
accusative
nom.
saarekkeemme
saarekkeemme
gen.
saarekkeemme
genitive
saarekkeemme
saarekkeidemme saarekkeittemme
partitive
saarekettamme
saarekkeitamme
inessive
saarekkeessamme
saarekkeissamme
elative
saarekkeestamme
saarekkeistamme
illative
saarekkeeseemme
saarekkeisiimme saarekkeihimme
adessive
saarekkeellamme
saarekkeillamme
ablative
saarekkeeltamme
saarekkeiltamme
allative
saarekkeellemme
saarekkeillemme
essive
saarekkeenamme
saarekkeinamme
translative
saarekkeeksemme
saarekkeiksemme
abessive
saarekkeettamme
saarekkeittamme
instructive
comitative
—saarekkeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saarekkeenne
saarekkeenne
accusative
nom.
saarekkeenne
saarekkeenne
gen.
saarekkeenne
genitive
saarekkeenne
saarekkeidenne saarekkeittenne
partitive
saarekettanne
saarekkeitanne
inessive
saarekkeessanne
saarekkeissanne
elative
saarekkeestanne
saarekkeistanne
illative
saarekkeeseenne
saarekkeisiinne saarekkeihinne
adessive
saarekkeellanne
saarekkeillanne
ablative
saarekkeeltanne
saarekkeiltanne
allative
saarekkeellenne
saarekkeillenne
essive
saarekkeenanne
saarekkeinanne
translative
saarekkeeksenne
saarekkeiksenne
abessive
saarekkeettanne
saarekkeittanne
instructive
comitative
—saarekkeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saarekkeensa
saarekkeensa
accusative
nom.
saarekkeensa
saarekkeensa
gen.
saarekkeensa
genitive
saarekkeensa
saarekkeidensa saarekkeittensa
partitive
saarekettaan saarekettansa
saarekkeitaan saarekkeitansa
inessive
saarekkeessaan saarekkeessansa
saarekkeissaan saarekkeissansa
elative
saarekkeestaan saarekkeestansa
saarekkeistaan saarekkeistansa
illative
saarekkeeseensa
saarekkeisiinsa saarekkeihinsa
adessive
saarekkeellaan saarekkeellansa
saarekkeillaan saarekkeillansa
ablative
saarekkeeltaan saarekkeeltansa
saarekkeiltaan saarekkeiltansa
allative
saarekkeelleen saarekkeellensa
saarekkeilleen saarekkeillensa
essive
saarekkeenaan saarekkeenansa
saarekkeinaan saarekkeinansa
translative
saarekkeekseen saarekkeeksensa
saarekkeikseen saarekkeiksensa
abessive
saarekkeettaan saarekkeettansa
saarekkeittaan saarekkeittansa
instructive
comitative
—saarekkeineen saarekkeinensa :

#### Derived terms

* haimasaareke
* keittiösaareke
* liikennesaareke
* lämpösaareke
* metsäsaareke
* saarekesolu
* suosaareke

### See also

* kari
* luoto

### Further reading

* “saareke”, 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 2023-07-03