# sankari
## Finnish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑŋkɑri/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ŋkɑ̝ri]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑri
* Hyphenation: san‧ka‧ri

### Etymology 1

Probably borrowed from Old Swedish sangare (“singer”). Compare with Väinämöinen, the singing hero. Another theory suggests it is derived from the verb sangata or sankailla, ("to resist, to defy, threaten"). Can be related to the words sankka, sakea, sangen (compare voimakas).

#### Noun

sankari
* hero, heroine

##### Usage notes

In old usage and regional dialects the word could also have negative connotations, in the sense of tyrant, troublemaker, brawler.

##### Declension

Possessive forms of sankari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankarini
sankarini
accusative
nom.
sankarini
sankarini
gen.
sankarini
genitive
sankarini
sankarieni sankareideni sankareitteni
partitive
sankariani
sankareitani sankarejani
inessive
sankarissani
sankareissani
elative
sankaristani
sankareistani
illative
sankariini
sankareihini
adessive
sankarillani
sankareillani
ablative
sankariltani
sankareiltani
allative
sankarilleni
sankareilleni
essive
sankarinani
sankareinani
translative
sankarikseni
sankareikseni
abessive
sankarittani
sankareittani
instructive
comitative
—sankareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankarisi
sankarisi
accusative
nom.
sankarisi
sankarisi
gen.
sankarisi
genitive
sankarisi
sankariesi sankareidesi sankareittesi
partitive
sankariasi
sankareitasi sankarejasi
inessive
sankarissasi
sankareissasi
elative
sankaristasi
sankareistasi
illative
sankariisi
sankareihisi
adessive
sankarillasi
sankareillasi
ablative
sankariltasi
sankareiltasi
allative
sankarillesi
sankareillesi
essive
sankarinasi
sankareinasi
translative
sankariksesi
sankareiksesi
abessive
sankarittasi
sankareittasi
instructive
comitative
—sankareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankarimme
sankarimme
accusative
nom.
sankarimme
sankarimme
gen.
sankarimme
genitive
sankarimme
sankariemme sankareidemme sankareittemme
partitive
sankariamme
sankareitamme sankarejamme
inessive
sankarissamme
sankareissamme
elative
sankaristamme
sankareistamme
illative
sankariimme
sankareihimme
adessive
sankarillamme
sankareillamme
ablative
sankariltamme
sankareiltamme
allative
sankarillemme
sankareillemme
essive
sankarinamme
sankareinamme
translative
sankariksemme
sankareiksemme
abessive
sankarittamme
sankareittamme
instructive
comitative
—sankareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankarinne
sankarinne
accusative
nom.
sankarinne
sankarinne
gen.
sankarinne
genitive
sankarinne
sankarienne sankareidenne sankareittenne
partitive
sankarianne
sankareitanne sankarejanne
inessive
sankarissanne
sankareissanne
elative
sankaristanne
sankareistanne
illative
sankariinne
sankareihinne
adessive
sankarillanne
sankareillanne
ablative
sankariltanne
sankareiltanne
allative
sankarillenne
sankareillenne
essive
sankarinanne
sankareinanne
translative
sankariksenne
sankareiksenne
abessive
sankarittanne
sankareittanne
instructive
comitative
—sankareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankarinsa
sankarinsa
accusative
nom.
sankarinsa
sankarinsa
gen.
sankarinsa
genitive
sankarinsa
sankariensa sankareidensa sankareittensa
partitive
sankariaan sankariansa
sankareitaan sankarejaan sankareitansa sankarejansa
inessive
sankarissaan sankarissansa
sankareissaan sankareissansa
elative
sankaristaan sankaristansa
sankareistaan sankareistansa
illative
sankariinsa
sankareihinsa
adessive
sankarillaan sankarillansa
sankareillaan sankareillansa
ablative
sankariltaan sankariltansa
sankareiltaan sankareiltansa
allative
sankarilleen sankarillensa
sankareilleen sankareillensa
essive
sankarinaan sankarinansa
sankareinaan sankareinansa
translative
sankarikseen sankariksensa
sankareikseen sankareiksensa
abessive
sankarittaan sankarittansa
sankareittaan sankareittansa
instructive
comitative
—sankareineen sankareinensa :
* Literary/archaic genitive plural: sankarten

##### Synonyms

* (hero): sankaritar (heroine), hyvis (colloquial), urho

##### Antonyms

* roisto

##### Derived terms

* sankarillinen
* sankaritar
* sankarius
* sankaroitua
* sankaruus
* antisankari
* elokuvasankari
* hamesankari
* kansallissankari
* kansansankari
* muskelisankari
* naissankari
* nimipäiväsankari
* nyrkkisankari
* olympiasankari
* päivänsankari
* revolverisankari
* romaanisankari
* sankarieepos
* sankarihahmo
* sankarihauta
* sankarihautausmaa
* sankarikoira
* sankarikuolema
* sankarimaine
* sankarimuistomerkki
* sankarinpalvonta
* sankaripalvonta
* sankaripatsas
* sankaripäästäinen
* sankarirooli
* sankariruno
* sankarirunous
* sankaritarina
* sankaritaru
* sankariteko
* sankaritenori
* sankarivainaja
* sarjakuvasankari
* sotasankari
* supersankari
* synttärisankari
* syntymäpäiväsankari
* tarusankari
* tohvelisankari

#### References

* 1 2 Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

#### Further reading

* “sankari”, 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 2023-07-01

### Etymology 2

Possibly from sankari (etymology 1) with the dialectal meaning "strong animal", due to its large size.

#### Noun

sankari
* great capricorn beetle (Cerambyx cerdo)

##### Declension

Possessive forms of sankari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankarini
sankarini
accusative
nom.
sankarini
sankarini
gen.
sankarini
genitive
sankarini
sankarieni sankareideni sankareitteni
partitive
sankariani
sankareitani sankarejani
inessive
sankarissani
sankareissani
elative
sankaristani
sankareistani
illative
sankariini
sankareihini
adessive
sankarillani
sankareillani
ablative
sankariltani
sankareiltani
allative
sankarilleni
sankareilleni
essive
sankarinani
sankareinani
translative
sankarikseni
sankareikseni
abessive
sankarittani
sankareittani
instructive
comitative
—sankareineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankarisi
sankarisi
accusative
nom.
sankarisi
sankarisi
gen.
sankarisi
genitive
sankarisi
sankariesi sankareidesi sankareittesi
partitive
sankariasi
sankareitasi sankarejasi
inessive
sankarissasi
sankareissasi
elative
sankaristasi
sankareistasi
illative
sankariisi
sankareihisi
adessive
sankarillasi
sankareillasi
ablative
sankariltasi
sankareiltasi
allative
sankarillesi
sankareillesi
essive
sankarinasi
sankareinasi
translative
sankariksesi
sankareiksesi
abessive
sankarittasi
sankareittasi
instructive
comitative
—sankareinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankarimme
sankarimme
accusative
nom.
sankarimme
sankarimme
gen.
sankarimme
genitive
sankarimme
sankariemme sankareidemme sankareittemme
partitive
sankariamme
sankareitamme sankarejamme
inessive
sankarissamme
sankareissamme
elative
sankaristamme
sankareistamme
illative
sankariimme
sankareihimme
adessive
sankarillamme
sankareillamme
ablative
sankariltamme
sankareiltamme
allative
sankarillemme
sankareillemme
essive
sankarinamme
sankareinamme
translative
sankariksemme
sankareiksemme
abessive
sankarittamme
sankareittamme
instructive
comitative
—sankareinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankarinne
sankarinne
accusative
nom.
sankarinne
sankarinne
gen.
sankarinne
genitive
sankarinne
sankarienne sankareidenne sankareittenne
partitive
sankarianne
sankareitanne sankarejanne
inessive
sankarissanne
sankareissanne
elative
sankaristanne
sankareistanne
illative
sankariinne
sankareihinne
adessive
sankarillanne
sankareillanne
ablative
sankariltanne
sankareiltanne
allative
sankarillenne
sankareillenne
essive
sankarinanne
sankareinanne
translative
sankariksenne
sankareiksenne
abessive
sankarittanne
sankareittanne
instructive
comitative
—sankareinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
sankarinsa
sankarinsa
accusative
nom.
sankarinsa
sankarinsa
gen.
sankarinsa
genitive
sankarinsa
sankariensa sankareidensa sankareittensa
partitive
sankariaan sankariansa
sankareitaan sankarejaan sankareitansa sankarejansa
inessive
sankarissaan sankarissansa
sankareissaan sankareissansa
elative
sankaristaan sankaristansa
sankareistaan sankareistansa
illative
sankariinsa
sankareihinsa
adessive
sankarillaan sankarillansa
sankareillaan sankareillansa
ablative
sankariltaan sankariltansa
sankareiltaan sankareiltansa
allative
sankarilleen sankarillensa
sankareilleen sankareillensa
essive
sankarinaan sankarinansa
sankareinaan sankareinansa
translative
sankarikseen sankariksensa
sankareikseen sankareiksensa
abessive
sankarittaan sankarittansa
sankareittaan sankareittansa
instructive
comitative
—sankareineen sankareinensa :

### Anagrams

* karsain, karsina, raiskan, sarkain