bongari

Finnish

Etymology

From the verb bongata (“to spot”) +‎ -ari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈboŋːɑri/, [ˈbo̞ŋːɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -oŋːɑri
• Syllabification^(key): bon‧ga‧ri

Noun

bongari

1. (slang) twitcher (birdwatcher)
2. (by extension) someone who spots for hobby or pastime (birds, airplane types, beautiful chicks etc.)

Declension

Inflection of bongari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		bongari	bongarit
genitive		bongarin	bongarien bongareiden bongareitten
partitive		bongaria	bongareita bongareja
illative		bongariin	bongareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		bongari	bongarit
accusative	nom.	bongari	bongarit
	gen.	bongarin
genitive		bongarin	bongarien bongareiden bongareitten
partitive		bongaria	bongareita bongareja
inessive		bongarissa	bongareissa
elative		bongarista	bongareista
illative		bongariin	bongareihin
adessive		bongarilla	bongareilla
ablative		bongarilta	bongareilta
allative		bongarille	bongareille
essive		bongarina	bongareina
translative		bongariksi	bongareiksi
abessive		bongaritta	bongareitta
instructive		—	bongarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of bongari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bongarini bongarini accusative nom. bongarini bongarini gen. bongarini genitive bongarini bongarieni bongareideni bongareitteni partitive bongariani bongareitani bongarejani inessive bongarissani bongareissani elative bongaristani bongareistani illative bongariini bongareihini adessive bongarillani bongareillani ablative bongariltani bongareiltani allative bongarilleni bongareilleni essive bongarinani bongareinani translative bongarikseni bongareikseni abessive bongarittani bongareittani instructive — — comitative — bongareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative bongarisi bongarisi accusative nom. bongarisi bongarisi gen. bongarisi genitive bongarisi bongariesi bongareidesi bongareittesi partitive bongariasi bongareitasi bongarejasi inessive bongarissasi bongareissasi elative bongaristasi bongareistasi illative bongariisi bongareihisi adessive bongarillasi bongareillasi ablative bongariltasi bongareiltasi allative bongarillesi bongareillesi essive bongarinasi bongareinasi translative bongariksesi bongareiksesi abessive bongarittasi bongareittasi instructive — — comitative — bongareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bongarimme bongarimme accusative nom. bongarimme bongarimme gen. bongarimme genitive bongarimme bongariemme bongareidemme bongareittemme partitive bongariamme bongareitamme bongarejamme inessive bongarissamme bongareissamme elative bongaristamme bongareistamme illative bongariimme bongareihimme adessive bongarillamme bongareillamme ablative bongariltamme bongareiltamme allative bongarillemme bongareillemme essive bongarinamme bongareinamme translative bongariksemme bongareiksemme abessive bongarittamme bongareittamme instructive — — comitative — bongareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative bongarinne bongarinne accusative nom. bongarinne bongarinne gen. bongarinne genitive bongarinne bongarienne bongareidenne bongareittenne partitive bongarianne bongareitanne bongarejanne inessive bongarissanne bongareissanne elative bongaristanne bongareistanne illative bongariinne bongareihinne adessive bongarillanne bongareillanne ablative bongariltanne bongareiltanne allative bongarillenne bongareillenne essive bongarinanne bongareinanne translative bongariksenne bongareiksenne abessive bongarittanne bongareittanne instructive — — comitative — bongareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative bongarinsa bongarinsa accusative nom. bongarinsa bongarinsa gen. bongarinsa genitive bongarinsa bongariensa bongareidensa bongareittensa partitive bongariaan bongariansa bongareitaan bongarejaan bongareitansa bongarejansa inessive bongarissaan bongarissansa bongareissaan bongareissansa elative bongaristaan bongaristansa bongareistaan bongareistansa illative bongariinsa bongareihinsa adessive bongarillaan bongarillansa bongareillaan bongareillansa ablative bongariltaan bongariltansa bongareiltaan bongareiltansa allative bongarilleen bongarillensa bongareilleen bongareillensa essive bongarinaan bongarinansa bongareinaan bongareinansa translative bongarikseen bongariksensa bongareikseen bongareiksensa abessive bongarittaan bongarittansa bongareittaan bongareittansa instructive — — comitative — bongareineen bongareinensa

Synonyms

• (birdwatcher): lintubongari

Derived terms

compounds

• lintubongari

 

Further reading

• “bongari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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