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kaari
kaari
See also: kääri
Finnish
Noun
kaari
- curve
- bow
- (architecture) arch
- (geometry) arc
- (law) code (one of the nine parts of Swedish 1734 law and the parts of law that replace it)
- (biology, taxonomy) division
- (graph theory, network theory) edge between two vertices
- (nautical) rib of a boat or a ship
Declension
| Inflection of kaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kaari | kaaret | |
| genitive | kaaren | kaarten kaarien |
|
| partitive | kaarta | kaaria | |
| illative | kaareen | kaariin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kaari | kaaret | |
| accusative | nom. | kaari | kaaret |
| gen. | kaaren | ||
| genitive | kaaren | kaarten kaarien |
|
| partitive | kaarta | kaaria | |
| inessive | kaaressa | kaarissa | |
| elative | kaaresta | kaarista | |
| illative | kaareen | kaariin | |
| adessive | kaarella | kaarilla | |
| ablative | kaarelta | kaarilta | |
| allative | kaarelle | kaarille | |
| essive | kaarena | kaarina | |
| translative | kaareksi | kaariksi | |
| instructive | — | kaarin | |
| abessive | kaaretta | kaaritta | |
| comitative | — | kaarineen | |
Derived terms
Compounds
- elinkaari
- elämänkaari
- kaarijousi
- kaarisilta
- sateenkaari