Karhusaari

Finnish

Etymology

karhu +‎ saari. Sense "Bear Island" in Svalbard is a calque of Dutch Beeren Eiland, Bereneiland.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrhuˌsɑːri/, [ˈkɑ̝rhuˌs̠ɑ̝ːri]
• Rhymes: -ɑːri
• Syllabification^(key): Kar‧hu‧saa‧ri

Proper noun

Karhusaari

1. a Finnish surname
2. Bear Island (an island in Svalbard, Norway)
3. A neighborhood of Helsinki

Declension

Inflection of Karhusaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
nominative		Karhusaari	Karhusaaret
genitive		Karhusaaren	Karhusaarten Karhusaarien
partitive		Karhusaarta	Karhusaaria
illative		Karhusaareen	Karhusaariin
		singular	plural
nominative		Karhusaari	Karhusaaret
accusative	nom.	Karhusaari	Karhusaaret
	gen.	Karhusaaren
genitive		Karhusaaren	Karhusaarten Karhusaarien
partitive		Karhusaarta	Karhusaaria
inessive		Karhusaaressa	Karhusaarissa
elative		Karhusaaresta	Karhusaarista
illative		Karhusaareen	Karhusaariin
adessive		Karhusaarella	Karhusaarilla
ablative		Karhusaarelta	Karhusaarilta
allative		Karhusaarelle	Karhusaarille
essive		Karhusaarena	Karhusaarina
translative		Karhusaareksi	Karhusaariksi
abessive		Karhusaaretta	Karhusaaritta
instructive		—	Karhusaarin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Karhusaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Karhusaareni Karhusaareni accusative nom. Karhusaareni Karhusaareni gen. Karhusaareni genitive Karhusaareni Karhusaarteni Karhusaarieni partitive Karhusaartani Karhusaariani inessive Karhusaaressani Karhusaarissani elative Karhusaarestani Karhusaaristani illative Karhusaareeni Karhusaariini adessive Karhusaarellani Karhusaarillani ablative Karhusaareltani Karhusaariltani allative Karhusaarelleni Karhusaarilleni essive Karhusaarenani Karhusaarinani translative Karhusaarekseni Karhusaarikseni abessive Karhusaarettani Karhusaarittani instructive — — comitative — Karhusaarineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Karhusaaresi Karhusaaresi accusative nom. Karhusaaresi Karhusaaresi gen. Karhusaaresi genitive Karhusaaresi Karhusaartesi Karhusaariesi partitive Karhusaartasi Karhusaariasi inessive Karhusaaressasi Karhusaarissasi elative Karhusaarestasi Karhusaaristasi illative Karhusaareesi Karhusaariisi adessive Karhusaarellasi Karhusaarillasi ablative Karhusaareltasi Karhusaariltasi allative Karhusaarellesi Karhusaarillesi essive Karhusaarenasi Karhusaarinasi translative Karhusaareksesi Karhusaariksesi abessive Karhusaarettasi Karhusaarittasi instructive — — comitative — Karhusaarinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karhusaaremme Karhusaaremme accusative nom. Karhusaaremme Karhusaaremme gen. Karhusaaremme genitive Karhusaaremme Karhusaartemme Karhusaariemme partitive Karhusaartamme Karhusaariamme inessive Karhusaaressamme Karhusaarissamme elative Karhusaarestamme Karhusaaristamme illative Karhusaareemme Karhusaariimme adessive Karhusaarellamme Karhusaarillamme ablative Karhusaareltamme Karhusaariltamme allative Karhusaarellemme Karhusaarillemme essive Karhusaarenamme Karhusaarinamme translative Karhusaareksemme Karhusaariksemme abessive Karhusaarettamme Karhusaarittamme instructive — — comitative — Karhusaarinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karhusaarenne Karhusaarenne accusative nom. Karhusaarenne Karhusaarenne gen. Karhusaarenne genitive Karhusaarenne Karhusaartenne Karhusaarienne partitive Karhusaartanne Karhusaarianne inessive Karhusaaressanne Karhusaarissanne elative Karhusaarestanne Karhusaaristanne illative Karhusaareenne Karhusaariinne adessive Karhusaarellanne Karhusaarillanne ablative Karhusaareltanne Karhusaariltanne allative Karhusaarellenne Karhusaarillenne essive Karhusaarenanne Karhusaarinanne translative Karhusaareksenne Karhusaariksenne abessive Karhusaarettanne Karhusaarittanne instructive — — comitative — Karhusaarinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Karhusaarensa Karhusaarensa accusative nom. Karhusaarensa Karhusaarensa gen. Karhusaarensa genitive Karhusaarensa Karhusaartensa Karhusaariensa partitive Karhusaartaan Karhusaartansa Karhusaariaan Karhusaariansa inessive Karhusaaressaan Karhusaaressansa Karhusaarissaan Karhusaarissansa elative Karhusaarestaan Karhusaarestansa Karhusaaristaan Karhusaaristansa illative Karhusaareensa Karhusaariinsa adessive Karhusaarellaan Karhusaarellansa Karhusaarillaan Karhusaarillansa ablative Karhusaareltaan Karhusaareltansa Karhusaariltaan Karhusaariltansa allative Karhusaarelleen Karhusaarellensa Karhusaarilleen Karhusaarillensa essive Karhusaarenaan Karhusaarenansa Karhusaarinaan Karhusaarinansa translative Karhusaarekseen Karhusaareksensa Karhusaarikseen Karhusaariksensa abessive Karhusaarettaan Karhusaarettansa Karhusaarittaan Karhusaarittansa instructive — — comitative — Karhusaarineen Karhusaarinensa

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.

Statistics

• The surname Karhusaari belongs to 99 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.