Pellervoinen

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

Related terms

• Pellervo

See also

• Sampsa