Finnish
Etymology
Cognate with Ingrian Sämpsä. Probably originally from the Vulgate Latin Samson.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑmpsɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝m.ps̠ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑmpsɑ
- Syllabification(key): Samp‧sa
- Hyphenation(key): Samp‧sa
Proper noun
Sampsa
- (Finnic mythology) A god of fields and growth.
- 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.
- a male given name
Declension
| Inflection of Sampsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Sampsa
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Sampsat
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| genitive
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Sampsan
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Sampsojen
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| partitive
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Sampsaa
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Sampsoja
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| illative
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Sampsaan
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Sampsoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Sampsa
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Sampsat
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sampsa
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Sampsat
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| gen.
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Sampsan
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| genitive
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Sampsan
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Sampsojen
Sampsain rare
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| partitive
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Sampsaa
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Sampsoja
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| inessive
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Sampsassa
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Sampsoissa
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| elative
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Sampsasta
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Sampsoista
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| illative
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Sampsaan
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Sampsoihin
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| adessive
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Sampsalla
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Sampsoilla
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| ablative
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Sampsalta
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Sampsoilta
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| allative
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Sampsalle
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Sampsoille
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| essive
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Sampsana
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Sampsoina
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| translative
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Sampsaksi
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Sampsoiksi
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| abessive
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Sampsatta
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Sampsoitta
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| instructive
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—
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Sampsoin
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Sampsani
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Sampsani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sampsani
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Sampsani
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| gen.
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Sampsani
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| genitive
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Sampsani
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Sampsojeni
Sampsaini rare
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| partitive
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Sampsaani
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Sampsojani
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| inessive
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Sampsassani
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Sampsoissani
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| elative
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Sampsastani
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Sampsoistani
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| illative
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Sampsaani
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Sampsoihini
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| adessive
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Sampsallani
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Sampsoillani
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| ablative
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Sampsaltani
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Sampsoiltani
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| allative
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Sampsalleni
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Sampsoilleni
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| essive
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Sampsanani
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Sampsoinani
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| translative
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Sampsakseni
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Sampsoikseni
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| abessive
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Sampsattani
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Sampsoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Sampsoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Sampsasi
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Sampsasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sampsasi
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Sampsasi
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| gen.
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Sampsasi
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| genitive
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Sampsasi
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Sampsojesi
Sampsaisi rare
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| partitive
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Sampsaasi
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Sampsojasi
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| inessive
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Sampsassasi
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Sampsoissasi
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| elative
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Sampsastasi
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Sampsoistasi
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| illative
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Sampsaasi
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Sampsoihisi
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| adessive
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Sampsallasi
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Sampsoillasi
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| ablative
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Sampsaltasi
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Sampsoiltasi
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| allative
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Sampsallesi
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Sampsoillesi
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| essive
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Sampsanasi
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Sampsoinasi
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| translative
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Sampsaksesi
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Sampsoiksesi
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| abessive
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Sampsattasi
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Sampsoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Sampsoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Sampsamme
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Sampsamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sampsamme
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Sampsamme
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| gen.
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Sampsamme
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| genitive
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Sampsamme
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Sampsojemme
Sampsaimme rare
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| partitive
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Sampsaamme
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Sampsojamme
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| inessive
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Sampsassamme
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Sampsoissamme
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| elative
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Sampsastamme
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Sampsoistamme
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| illative
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Sampsaamme
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Sampsoihimme
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| adessive
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Sampsallamme
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Sampsoillamme
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| ablative
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Sampsaltamme
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Sampsoiltamme
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| allative
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Sampsallemme
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Sampsoillemme
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| essive
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Sampsanamme
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Sampsoinamme
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| translative
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Sampsaksemme
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Sampsoiksemme
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| abessive
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Sampsattamme
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Sampsoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Sampsoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Sampsanne
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Sampsanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sampsanne
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Sampsanne
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| gen.
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Sampsanne
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| genitive
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Sampsanne
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Sampsojenne
Sampsainne rare
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| partitive
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Sampsaanne
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Sampsojanne
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| inessive
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Sampsassanne
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Sampsoissanne
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| elative
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Sampsastanne
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Sampsoistanne
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| illative
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Sampsaanne
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Sampsoihinne
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| adessive
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Sampsallanne
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Sampsoillanne
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| ablative
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Sampsaltanne
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Sampsoiltanne
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| allative
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Sampsallenne
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Sampsoillenne
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| essive
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Sampsananne
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Sampsoinanne
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| translative
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Sampsaksenne
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Sampsoiksenne
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| abessive
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Sampsattanne
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Sampsoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Sampsoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Sampsansa
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Sampsansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sampsansa
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Sampsansa
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| gen.
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Sampsansa
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| genitive
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Sampsansa
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Sampsojensa
Sampsainsa rare
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| partitive
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Sampsaansa
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Sampsojaan
Sampsojansa
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| inessive
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Sampsassaan
Sampsassansa
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Sampsoissaan
Sampsoissansa
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| elative
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Sampsastaan
Sampsastansa
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Sampsoistaan
Sampsoistansa
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| illative
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Sampsaansa
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Sampsoihinsa
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| adessive
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Sampsallaan
Sampsallansa
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Sampsoillaan
Sampsoillansa
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| ablative
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Sampsaltaan
Sampsaltansa
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Sampsoiltaan
Sampsoiltansa
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| allative
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Sampsalleen
Sampsallensa
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Sampsoilleen
Sampsoillensa
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| essive
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Sampsanaan
Sampsanansa
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Sampsoinaan
Sampsoinansa
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| translative
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Sampsakseen
Sampsaksensa
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Sampsoikseen
Sampsoiksensa
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| abessive
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Sampsattaan
Sampsattansa
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Sampsoittaan
Sampsoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Sampsoineen
Sampsoinensa
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Statistics
- Sampsa is the 343rd (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 998 male individuals (and as a middle name to 151 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.