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sardelli
sardelli
Finnish
Noun
sardelli
- anchovy (any fish of the family Engraulidae)
Declension
| Inflection of sardelli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sardelli | sardellit | |
| genitive | sardellin | sardellien | |
| partitive | sardellia | sardelleja | |
| illative | sardelliin | sardelleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | sardelli | sardellit | |
| accusative | nom. | sardelli | sardellit |
| gen. | sardellin | ||
| genitive | sardellin | sardellien | |
| partitive | sardellia | sardelleja | |
| inessive | sardellissa | sardelleissa | |
| elative | sardellista | sardelleista | |
| illative | sardelliin | sardelleihin | |
| adessive | sardellilla | sardelleilla | |
| ablative | sardellilta | sardelleilta | |
| allative | sardellille | sardelleille | |
| essive | sardellina | sardelleina | |
| translative | sardelliksi | sardelleiksi | |
| instructive | — | sardellein | |
| abessive | sardellitta | sardelleitta | |
| comitative | — | sardelleineen | |
Usage notes
As food, especially when cured and having acquired the characteristic strong taste, usually referred to as anjovis (“anchovy”).