Pellervoinen

Finnish
FWOTD – 27 October 2016

Etymology

From pelto (“field”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpelːerʋoi̯nen/, [ˈpe̞lːe̞rˌʋo̞i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -oinen
  • Syllabification(key): Pel‧ler‧voi‧nen

Proper noun

Pellervoinen

  1. (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.

Declension
Inflection of Pellervoinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative Pellervoinen Pellervoiset
genitive Pellervoisen Pellervoisten
Pellervoisien
partitive Pellervoista Pellervoisia
illative Pellervoiseen Pellervoisiin
singular plural
nominative Pellervoinen Pellervoiset
accusative nom. Pellervoinen Pellervoiset
gen. Pellervoisen
genitive Pellervoisen Pellervoisten
Pellervoisien
partitive Pellervoista Pellervoisia
inessive Pellervoisessa Pellervoisissa
elative Pellervoisesta Pellervoisista
illative Pellervoiseen Pellervoisiin
adessive Pellervoisella Pellervoisilla
ablative Pellervoiselta Pellervoisilta
allative Pellervoiselle Pellervoisille
essive Pellervoisena Pellervoisina
translative Pellervoiseksi Pellervoisiksi
instructive — Pellervoisin
abessive Pellervoisetta Pellervoisitta
comitative — Pellervoisineen
Possessive forms of Pellervoinen (type nainen)
possessor singular plural
1st person Pellervoiseni Pellervoisemme
2nd person Pellervoisesi Pellervoisenne
3rd person Pellervoisensa

See also
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