Sampsa

See also: sampsa

Finnish

Etymology

Probably originally from the Vulgate Latin Samson.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑmpsɑ/
  • Hyphenation: Samp‧sa

Proper noun

Sampsa

  1. (mythology) A god of fields and growth in Finnish mythology.
    • 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 2:13-16:
      Pellervoinen, pellon poika, / Sampsa poika pikkarainen, / Sep' on maita kylvämähän, / Toukoja tihittämähän!
      Pellervoinen, gnome of plowland, / Little Sampsa Pellervoinen, / He's the boy to do the planting, / Sow the seeds and sow them thickly.
  2. A male given name.

Declension

Inflection of Sampsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Sampsa Sampsat
genitive Sampsan Sampsojen
partitive Sampsaa Sampsoja
illative Sampsaan Sampsoihin
singular plural
nominative Sampsa Sampsat
accusative nom. Sampsa Sampsat
gen. Sampsan
genitive Sampsan Sampsojen
Sampsainrare
partitive Sampsaa Sampsoja
inessive Sampsassa Sampsoissa
elative Sampsasta Sampsoista
illative Sampsaan Sampsoihin
adessive Sampsalla Sampsoilla
ablative Sampsalta Sampsoilta
allative Sampsalle Sampsoille
essive Sampsana Sampsoina
translative Sampsaksi Sampsoiksi
instructive — Sampsoin
abessive Sampsatta Sampsoitta
comitative — Sampsoineen
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