ponsi
Finnish
(index po)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ponte.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈponsi]
- Hyphenation: pon‧si
Noun
ponsi
- (botany) anther (pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower)
- (politics) motion (parliamentary action to propose something)
- pommel (of sword, knife, axe or such)
- energy, vigour
- weight
- The part of a kantele that holds the varras.
Declension
| Inflection of ponsi (Kotus type 28/kynsi, nt-nn gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ponsi | ponnet | |
| genitive | ponnen | ponsien | |
| partitive | pontta | ponsia | |
| illative | ponteen | ponsiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ponsi | ponnet | |
| accusative | nom. | ponsi | ponnet |
| gen. | ponnen | ||
| genitive | ponnen | ponsien ponttenrare | |
| partitive | pontta | ponsia | |
| inessive | ponnessa | ponsissa | |
| elative | ponnesta | ponsista | |
| illative | ponteen | ponsiin | |
| adessive | ponnella | ponsilla | |
| ablative | ponnelta | ponsilta | |
| allative | ponnelle | ponsille | |
| essive | pontena | ponsina | |
| translative | ponneksi | ponsiksi | |
| instructive | — | ponsin | |
| abessive | ponnetta | ponsitta | |
| comitative | — | ponsineen | |
Derived terms
- ponnekas
- ponnistaa
- ponteva
See also
- pontus (“overweight person”) (colloquial)
- hede
- palho
Anagrams
- sopin