porvari

See also: Porvari

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Swedish borghare. Sense 2 is a semantic loan from French bourgeois.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈporʋɑri/, [ˈpo̞rʋɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -orʋɑri
• Syllabification^(key): por‧va‧ri

Noun

porvari

1. (historical) burgher, merchant, shopowner
2. (politics) a person having bourgeois opinions; a bourgeois
   1. (politics, marxism) bourgeois, capitalist
   2. (in compounds) bourgeois, bourgeoisie, right-wing, nonsocialist, conservative
3. (colloquial, derogatory) bougie, upperclass person

Declension

Inflection of porvari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		porvari	porvarit
genitive		porvarin	porvarien porvareiden porvareitten
partitive		porvaria	porvareita porvareja
illative		porvariin	porvareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		porvari	porvarit
accusative	nom.	porvari	porvarit
	gen.	porvarin
genitive		porvarin	porvarien porvareiden porvareitten
partitive		porvaria	porvareita porvareja
inessive		porvarissa	porvareissa
elative		porvarista	porvareista
illative		porvariin	porvareihin
adessive		porvarilla	porvareilla
ablative		porvarilta	porvareilta
allative		porvarille	porvareille
essive		porvarina	porvareina
translative		porvariksi	porvareiksi
abessive		porvaritta	porvareitta
instructive		—	porvarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative porvarini porvarini accusative nom. porvarini porvarini gen. porvarini genitive porvarini porvarieni porvareideni porvareitteni partitive porvariani porvareitani porvarejani inessive porvarissani porvareissani elative porvaristani porvareistani illative porvariini porvareihini adessive porvarillani porvareillani ablative porvariltani porvareiltani allative porvarilleni porvareilleni essive porvarinani porvareinani translative porvarikseni porvareikseni abessive porvarittani porvareittani instructive — — comitative — porvareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative porvarisi porvarisi accusative nom. porvarisi porvarisi gen. porvarisi genitive porvarisi porvariesi porvareidesi porvareittesi partitive porvariasi porvareitasi porvarejasi inessive porvarissasi porvareissasi elative porvaristasi porvareistasi illative porvariisi porvareihisi adessive porvarillasi porvareillasi ablative porvariltasi porvareiltasi allative porvarillesi porvareillesi essive porvarinasi porvareinasi translative porvariksesi porvareiksesi abessive porvarittasi porvareittasi instructive — — comitative — porvareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative porvarimme porvarimme accusative nom. porvarimme porvarimme gen. porvarimme genitive porvarimme porvariemme porvareidemme porvareittemme partitive porvariamme porvareitamme porvarejamme inessive porvarissamme porvareissamme elative porvaristamme porvareistamme illative porvariimme porvareihimme adessive porvarillamme porvareillamme ablative porvariltamme porvareiltamme allative porvarillemme porvareillemme essive porvarinamme porvareinamme translative porvariksemme porvareiksemme abessive porvarittamme porvareittamme instructive — — comitative — porvareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative porvarinne porvarinne accusative nom. porvarinne porvarinne gen. porvarinne genitive porvarinne porvarienne porvareidenne porvareittenne partitive porvarianne porvareitanne porvarejanne inessive porvarissanne porvareissanne elative porvaristanne porvareistanne illative porvariinne porvareihinne adessive porvarillanne porvareillanne ablative porvariltanne porvareiltanne allative porvarillenne porvareillenne essive porvarinanne porvareinanne translative porvariksenne porvareiksenne abessive porvarittanne porvareittanne instructive — — comitative — porvareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative porvarinsa porvarinsa accusative nom. porvarinsa porvarinsa gen. porvarinsa genitive porvarinsa porvariensa porvareidensa porvareittensa partitive porvariaan porvariansa porvareitaan porvarejaan porvareitansa porvarejansa inessive porvarissaan porvarissansa porvareissaan porvareissansa elative porvaristaan porvaristansa porvareistaan porvareistansa illative porvariinsa porvareihinsa adessive porvarillaan porvarillansa porvareillaan porvareillansa ablative porvariltaan porvariltansa porvareiltaan porvareiltansa allative porvarilleen porvarillensa porvareilleen porvareillensa essive porvarinaan porvarinansa porvareinaan porvareinansa translative porvarikseen porvariksensa porvareikseen porvareiksensa abessive porvarittaan porvarittansa porvareittaan porvareittansa instructive — — comitative — porvareineen porvareinensa

Derived terms

• pikkuporvari
• poroporvari
• porvarienemmistö (“nonsocialist majority”)
• porvarihallitus (“right-wing government”)
• porvarillinen
• porvaripuolue (“capitalist party”)
• porvariskoti
• porvarismi
• porvarisnainen
• porvarissääty
• porvaristo
• porvarius
• tervaporvari

 

Further reading

• “porvari”, 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 2023-07-03