# kankare
## Finnish
### Alternative forms

* kangar

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kangar, *kankarëh, probably from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*gangaʀ), a later loan from the same source as kangas (“a soil type with moraine”); alternatively possibly from Proto-Uralic *këŋka- (“to climb”) (compare kangertaa). Related to Estonian kangur, Karelian kankareh and Livonian kāngar (“ridge”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑŋkɑreˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋkɑ̝re̞(ʔ)]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑre
* Hyphenation: kan‧ka‧re

### Noun

kankare
* dry, rocky hill
* (dialectal, uncommon) small tiny dry pieces of rocks or solid earth found in lentil, rice or grains

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kankare (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kankareeni
kankareeni
accusative
nom.
kankareeni
kankareeni
gen.
kankareeni
genitive
kankareeni
kankareideni kankareitteni
partitive
kankarettani
kankareitani
inessive
kankareessani
kankareissani
elative
kankareestani
kankareistani
illative
kankareeseeni
kankareisiini kankareihini
adessive
kankareellani
kankareillani
ablative
kankareeltani
kankareiltani
allative
kankareelleni
kankareilleni
essive
kankareenani
kankareinani
translative
kankareekseni
kankareikseni
abessive
kankareettani
kankareittani
instructive
comitative
—kankareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kankareesi
kankareesi
accusative
nom.
kankareesi
kankareesi
gen.
kankareesi
genitive
kankareesi
kankareidesi kankareittesi
partitive
kankarettasi
kankareitasi
inessive
kankareessasi
kankareissasi
elative
kankareestasi
kankareistasi
illative
kankareeseesi
kankareisiisi kankareihisi
adessive
kankareellasi
kankareillasi
ablative
kankareeltasi
kankareiltasi
allative
kankareellesi
kankareillesi
essive
kankareenasi
kankareinasi
translative
kankareeksesi
kankareiksesi
abessive
kankareettasi
kankareittasi
instructive
comitative
—kankareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kankareemme
kankareemme
accusative
nom.
kankareemme
kankareemme
gen.
kankareemme
genitive
kankareemme
kankareidemme kankareittemme
partitive
kankarettamme
kankareitamme
inessive
kankareessamme
kankareissamme
elative
kankareestamme
kankareistamme
illative
kankareeseemme
kankareisiimme kankareihimme
adessive
kankareellamme
kankareillamme
ablative
kankareeltamme
kankareiltamme
allative
kankareellemme
kankareillemme
essive
kankareenamme
kankareinamme
translative
kankareeksemme
kankareiksemme
abessive
kankareettamme
kankareittamme
instructive
comitative
—kankareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kankareenne
kankareenne
accusative
nom.
kankareenne
kankareenne
gen.
kankareenne
genitive
kankareenne
kankareidenne kankareittenne
partitive
kankarettanne
kankareitanne
inessive
kankareessanne
kankareissanne
elative
kankareestanne
kankareistanne
illative
kankareeseenne
kankareisiinne kankareihinne
adessive
kankareellanne
kankareillanne
ablative
kankareeltanne
kankareiltanne
allative
kankareellenne
kankareillenne
essive
kankareenanne
kankareinanne
translative
kankareeksenne
kankareiksenne
abessive
kankareettanne
kankareittanne
instructive
comitative
—kankareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kankareensa
kankareensa
accusative
nom.
kankareensa
kankareensa
gen.
kankareensa
genitive
kankareensa
kankareidensa kankareittensa
partitive
kankarettaan kankarettansa
kankareitaan kankareitansa
inessive
kankareessaan kankareessansa
kankareissaan kankareissansa
elative
kankareestaan kankareestansa
kankareistaan kankareistansa
illative
kankareeseensa
kankareisiinsa kankareihinsa
adessive
kankareellaan kankareellansa
kankareillaan kankareillansa
ablative
kankareeltaan kankareeltansa
kankareiltaan kankareiltansa
allative
kankareelleen kankareellensa
kankareilleen kankareillensa
essive
kankareenaan kankareenansa
kankareinaan kankareinansa
translative
kankareekseen kankareeksensa
kankareikseen kankareiksensa
abessive
kankareettaan kankareettansa
kankareittaan kankareittansa
instructive
comitative
—kankareineen kankareinensa :
Possessive forms of kankare (Kotus type 49*G/askel, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kankareeni kankareni
kankareeni kankareni
accusative
nom.
kankareeni kankareni
kankareeni kankareni
gen.
kankareeni kankareni
genitive
kankareeni kankareni
kankareideni kankareitteni kankarieni kangarteni
partitive
kankarettani kangartani
kankareitani kankariani
inessive
kankareessani kankaressani
kankareissani kankarissani
elative
kankareestani kankarestani
kankareistani kankaristani
illative
kankareeseeni kankareeni
kankareisiini kankareihini kankariini
adessive
kankareellani kankarellani
kankareillani kankarillani
ablative
kankareeltani kankareltani
kankareiltani kankariltani
allative
kankareelleni kankarelleni
kankareilleni kankarilleni
essive
kankareenani kankarenani
kankareinani kankarinani
translative
kankareekseni kankarekseni
kankareikseni kankarikseni
abessive
kankareettani kankarettani
kankareittani kankarittani
instructive
comitative
—kankareineni kankarineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kankareesi kankaresi
kankareesi kankaresi
accusative
nom.
kankareesi kankaresi
kankareesi kankaresi
gen.
kankareesi kankaresi
genitive
kankareesi kankaresi
kankareidesi kankareittesi kankariesi kangartesi
partitive
kankarettasi kangartasi
kankareitasi kankariasi
inessive
kankareessasi kankaressasi
kankareissasi kankarissasi
elative
kankareestasi kankarestasi
kankareistasi kankaristasi
illative
kankareeseesi kankareesi
kankareisiisi kankareihisi kankariisi
adessive
kankareellasi kankarellasi
kankareillasi kankarillasi
ablative
kankareeltasi kankareltasi
kankareiltasi kankariltasi
allative
kankareellesi kankarellesi
kankareillesi kankarillesi
essive
kankareenasi kankarenasi
kankareinasi kankarinasi
translative
kankareeksesi kankareksesi
kankareiksesi kankariksesi
abessive
kankareettasi kankarettasi
kankareittasi kankarittasi
instructive
comitative
—kankareinesi kankarinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kankareemme kankaremme
kankareemme kankaremme
accusative
nom.
kankareemme kankaremme
kankareemme kankaremme
gen.
kankareemme kankaremme
genitive
kankareemme kankaremme
kankareidemme kankareittemme kankariemme kangartemme
partitive
kankarettamme kangartamme
kankareitamme kankariamme
inessive
kankareessamme kankaressamme
kankareissamme kankarissamme
elative
kankareestamme kankarestamme
kankareistamme kankaristamme
illative
kankareeseemme kankareemme
kankareisiimme kankareihimme kankariimme
adessive
kankareellamme kankarellamme
kankareillamme kankarillamme
ablative
kankareeltamme kankareltamme
kankareiltamme kankariltamme
allative
kankareellemme kankarellemme
kankareillemme kankarillemme
essive
kankareenamme kankarenamme
kankareinamme kankarinamme
translative
kankareeksemme kankareksemme
kankareiksemme kankariksemme
abessive
kankareettamme kankarettamme
kankareittamme kankarittamme
instructive
comitative
—kankareinemme kankarinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kankareenne kankarenne
kankareenne kankarenne
accusative
nom.
kankareenne kankarenne
kankareenne kankarenne
gen.
kankareenne kankarenne
genitive
kankareenne kankarenne
kankareidenne kankareittenne kankarienne kangartenne
partitive
kankarettanne kangartanne
kankareitanne kankarianne
inessive
kankareessanne kankaressanne
kankareissanne kankarissanne
elative
kankareestanne kankarestanne
kankareistanne kankaristanne
illative
kankareeseenne kankareenne
kankareisiinne kankareihinne kankariinne
adessive
kankareellanne kankarellanne
kankareillanne kankarillanne
ablative
kankareeltanne kankareltanne
kankareiltanne kankariltanne
allative
kankareellenne kankarellenne
kankareillenne kankarillenne
essive
kankareenanne kankarenanne
kankareinanne kankarinanne
translative
kankareeksenne kankareksenne
kankareiksenne kankariksenne
abessive
kankareettanne kankarettanne
kankareittanne kankarittanne
instructive
comitative
—kankareinenne kankarinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kankareensa kankarensa
kankareensa kankarensa
accusative
nom.
kankareensa kankarensa
kankareensa kankarensa
gen.
kankareensa kankarensa
genitive
kankareensa kankarensa
kankareidensa kankareittensa kankariensa kangartensa
partitive
kankarettaan kangartaan kankarettansa kangartansa
kankareitaan kankariaan kankareitansa kankariansa
inessive
kankareessaan kankaressaan kankareessansa kankaressansa
kankareissaan kankarissaan kankareissansa kankarissansa
elative
kankareestaan kankarestaan kankareestansa kankarestansa
kankareistaan kankaristaan kankareistansa kankaristansa
illative
kankareeseensa kankareensa
kankareisiinsa kankareihinsa kankariinsa
adessive
kankareellaan kankarellaan kankareellansa kankarellansa
kankareillaan kankarillaan kankareillansa kankarillansa
ablative
kankareeltaan kankareltaan kankareeltansa kankareltansa
kankareiltaan kankariltaan kankareiltansa kankariltansa
allative
kankareelleen kankarelleen kankareellensa kankarellensa
kankareilleen kankarilleen kankareillensa kankarillensa
essive
kankareenaan kankarenaan kankareenansa kankarenansa
kankareinaan kankarinaan kankareinansa kankarinansa
translative
kankareekseen kankarekseen kankareeksensa kankareksensa
kankareikseen kankarikseen kankareiksensa kankariksensa
abessive
kankareettaan kankarettaan kankareettansa kankarettansa
kankareittaan kankarittaan kankareittansa kankarittansa
instructive
comitative
—kankareineen kankarineen kankareinensa kankarinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kankaremaa

### Further reading

* “kankare”, 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