tunari

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish donare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtunɑri/, [ˈt̪unɑ̝ri]
• Rhymes: -unɑri
• Syllabification^(key): tu‧na‧ri

Noun

tunari (informal)

1. duffer, bungler, blunderer, screwup (incompetent or clumsy person; see Thesaurus:unskilled person)
   • 1976, Urho Kekkonen, Kirjeitä myllystäni: 1968-1975, Letter to kansleri Veli Merikoski, dated May 8, 1975:

     Mutta jos te saatanan tunarit ette olisi tätä verratonta julistustanne saattaneet ilmoille, olisin ehkä ehtinyt sisäasiainministerin ehdotuksesta nimittää Erkki Huurtamon Kymen läänin maaherraksi.

     But had you damn morons not issued this exceptional declaration of yours, I may have had time to, at the suggestion of the Minister of the Interior, appoint Erkki Huurtamo as the maaherra of Kymi Province.

Declension

Inflection of tunari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		tunari	tunarit
genitive		tunarin	tunarien tunareiden tunareitten
partitive		tunaria	tunareita tunareja
illative		tunariin	tunareihin
		singular	plural
nominative		tunari	tunarit
accusative	nom.	tunari	tunarit
	gen.	tunarin
genitive		tunarin	tunarien tunareiden tunareitten
partitive		tunaria	tunareita tunareja
inessive		tunarissa	tunareissa
elative		tunarista	tunareista
illative		tunariin	tunareihin
adessive		tunarilla	tunareilla
ablative		tunarilta	tunareilta
allative		tunarille	tunareille
essive		tunarina	tunareina
translative		tunariksi	tunareiksi
abessive		tunaritta	tunareitta
instructive		—	tunarein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tunarini tunarini accusative nom. tunarini tunarini gen. tunarini genitive tunarini tunarieni tunareideni tunareitteni partitive tunariani tunareitani tunarejani inessive tunarissani tunareissani elative tunaristani tunareistani illative tunariini tunareihini adessive tunarillani tunareillani ablative tunariltani tunareiltani allative tunarilleni tunareilleni essive tunarinani tunareinani translative tunarikseni tunareikseni abessive tunarittani tunareittani instructive — — comitative — tunareineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tunarisi tunarisi accusative nom. tunarisi tunarisi gen. tunarisi genitive tunarisi tunariesi tunareidesi tunareittesi partitive tunariasi tunareitasi tunarejasi inessive tunarissasi tunareissasi elative tunaristasi tunareistasi illative tunariisi tunareihisi adessive tunarillasi tunareillasi ablative tunariltasi tunareiltasi allative tunarillesi tunareillesi essive tunarinasi tunareinasi translative tunariksesi tunareiksesi abessive tunarittasi tunareittasi instructive — — comitative — tunareinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tunarimme tunarimme accusative nom. tunarimme tunarimme gen. tunarimme genitive tunarimme tunariemme tunareidemme tunareittemme partitive tunariamme tunareitamme tunarejamme inessive tunarissamme tunareissamme elative tunaristamme tunareistamme illative tunariimme tunareihimme adessive tunarillamme tunareillamme ablative tunariltamme tunareiltamme allative tunarillemme tunareillemme essive tunarinamme tunareinamme translative tunariksemme tunareiksemme abessive tunarittamme tunareittamme instructive — — comitative — tunareinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tunarinne tunarinne accusative nom. tunarinne tunarinne gen. tunarinne genitive tunarinne tunarienne tunareidenne tunareittenne partitive tunarianne tunareitanne tunarejanne inessive tunarissanne tunareissanne elative tunaristanne tunareistanne illative tunariinne tunareihinne adessive tunarillanne tunareillanne ablative tunariltanne tunareiltanne allative tunarillenne tunareillenne essive tunarinanne tunareinanne translative tunariksenne tunareiksenne abessive tunarittanne tunareittanne instructive — — comitative — tunareinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tunarinsa tunarinsa accusative nom. tunarinsa tunarinsa gen. tunarinsa genitive tunarinsa tunariensa tunareidensa tunareittensa partitive tunariaan tunariansa tunareitaan tunarejaan tunareitansa tunarejansa inessive tunarissaan tunarissansa tunareissaan tunareissansa elative tunaristaan tunaristansa tunareistaan tunareistansa illative tunariinsa tunareihinsa adessive tunarillaan tunarillansa tunareillaan tunareillansa ablative tunariltaan tunariltansa tunareiltaan tunareiltansa allative tunarilleen tunarillensa tunareilleen tunareillensa essive tunarinaan tunarinansa tunareinaan tunareinansa translative tunarikseen tunariksensa tunareikseen tunareiksensa abessive tunarittaan tunarittansa tunareittaan tunareittansa instructive — — comitative — tunareineen tunareinensa

Derived terms

• tunaroida

 

Further reading

• “tunari”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

Anagrams

• anturi, nutria, riutan, rutina, turina, uritan

Romanian

Noun

tunari

1. plural of tunar