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sampi
sampi
See also: šampï
Finnish
(index sa)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑmpi/
- Hyphenation: sam‧pi
- Rhymes: -ɑmpi
Etymology
From Proto-Uralic *śampe. Compare Estonian samb, and Mansi šupu.
Noun
sampi
- sturgeon (any fish of the family Acipenseridae)
- European sturgeon, common sturgeon, Acipenser sturio (type species of that family)
Declension
Inflection of sampi (Kotus type 7/ovi, mp-mm gradation) | |||
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nominative | sampi | sammet | |
genitive | sammen | sampien | |
partitive | sampea | sampia | |
illative | sampeen | sampiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | sampi | sammet | |
accusative | nom. | sampi | sammet |
gen. | sammen | ||
genitive | sammen | sampien | |
partitive | sampea | sampia | |
inessive | sammessa | sammissa | |
elative | sammesta | sammista | |
illative | sampeen | sampiin | |
adessive | sammella | sammilla | |
ablative | sammelta | sammilta | |
allative | sammelle | sammille | |
essive | sampena | sampina | |
translative | sammeksi | sammiksi | |
instructive | — | sammin | |
abessive | sammetta | sammitta | |
comitative | — | sampineen |
Usage notes
Acipenser sturio is only called sampi in Finnish as it is the only sturgeon species naturally occurring in Finland.
Derived terms
Derived terms
See also
- For a complete listing of sturgeon species, see Wikipedia article Sammet.