# ponsi
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ponte.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈponsi/, [ˈpo̞ns̠i]
* Rhymes: -onsi
* Hyphenation: pon‧si

### Noun

ponsi
* (botany) anther (pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower)
* (politics) non-binding resolution (especially by the parliament to the government)
* pommel, knob (of sword, knife, axe or such)
* vigour, energy, weight, vehemence
* the part of a kantele that holds the varras
* (dialectal) grip, handle (of a tool, etc.)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ponsi (Kotus type 28*J/kynsi, nt-nn gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
ponteni
ponteni
accusative
nom.
ponteni
ponteni
gen.
ponteni
genitive
ponteni
ponsieni pontteni $^{rare}$
partitive
ponttani
ponsiani
inessive
ponnessani
ponsissani
elative
ponnestani
ponsistani
illative
ponteeni
ponsiini
adessive
ponnellani
ponsillani
ablative
ponneltani
ponsiltani
allative
ponnelleni
ponsilleni
essive
pontenani
ponsinani
translative
ponnekseni
ponsikseni
abessive
ponnettani
ponsittani
instructive
comitative
—ponsineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pontesi
pontesi
accusative
nom.
pontesi
pontesi
gen.
pontesi
genitive
pontesi
ponsiesi ponttesi $^{rare}$
partitive
ponttasi
ponsiasi
inessive
ponnessasi
ponsissasi
elative
ponnestasi
ponsistasi
illative
ponteesi
ponsiisi
adessive
ponnellasi
ponsillasi
ablative
ponneltasi
ponsiltasi
allative
ponnellesi
ponsillesi
essive
pontenasi
ponsinasi
translative
ponneksesi
ponsiksesi
abessive
ponnettasi
ponsittasi
instructive
comitative
—ponsinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pontemme
pontemme
accusative
nom.
pontemme
pontemme
gen.
pontemme
genitive
pontemme
ponsiemme ponttemme $^{rare}$
partitive
ponttamme
ponsiamme
inessive
ponnessamme
ponsissamme
elative
ponnestamme
ponsistamme
illative
ponteemme
ponsiimme
adessive
ponnellamme
ponsillamme
ablative
ponneltamme
ponsiltamme
allative
ponnellemme
ponsillemme
essive
pontenamme
ponsinamme
translative
ponneksemme
ponsiksemme
abessive
ponnettamme
ponsittamme
instructive
comitative
—ponsinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pontenne
pontenne
accusative
nom.
pontenne
pontenne
gen.
pontenne
genitive
pontenne
ponsienne ponttenne $^{rare}$
partitive
ponttanne
ponsianne
inessive
ponnessanne
ponsissanne
elative
ponnestanne
ponsistanne
illative
ponteenne
ponsiinne
adessive
ponnellanne
ponsillanne
ablative
ponneltanne
ponsiltanne
allative
ponnellenne
ponsillenne
essive
pontenanne
ponsinanne
translative
ponneksenne
ponsiksenne
abessive
ponnettanne
ponsittanne
instructive
comitative
—ponsinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
pontensa
pontensa
accusative
nom.
pontensa
pontensa
gen.
pontensa
genitive
pontensa
ponsiensa ponttensa $^{rare}$
partitive
ponttaan ponttansa
ponsiaan ponsiansa
inessive
ponnessaan ponnessansa
ponsissaan ponsissansa
elative
ponnestaan ponnestansa
ponsistaan ponsistansa
illative
ponteensa
ponsiinsa
adessive
ponnellaan ponnellansa
ponsillaan ponsillansa
ablative
ponneltaan ponneltansa
ponsiltaan ponsiltansa
allative
ponnelleen ponnellensa
ponsilleen ponsillensa
essive
pontenaan pontenansa
ponsinaan ponsinansa
translative
ponnekseen ponneksensa
ponsikseen ponsiksensa
abessive
ponnettaan ponnettansa
ponsittaan ponsittansa
instructive
comitative
—ponsineen ponsinensa :

#### Derived terms

* ponnahtaa
* ponne
* ponnekas
* ponneton
* ponnin
* ponnistaa
* ponteva
* loppuponsi
* mahtipontinen
* ponsiehdotus
* ponsilause
* ponsilauselma

### See also

* hede
* palho

### Further reading

* “ponsi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* sopin