# Sampsa
## Finnish
### Etymology

Cognate with Ingrian Sämpsä. Probably originally from the Vulgate Latin Samson.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑmpsɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝m.ps̠ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑmpsɑ
* Hyphenation: Samp‧sa

### Proper noun

Sampsa
* (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.
* a male given name

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Sampsa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sampsani
Sampsani
accusative
nom.
Sampsani
Sampsani
gen.
Sampsani
genitive
Sampsani
Sampsojeni Sampsaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Sampsaani
Sampsojani
inessive
Sampsassani
Sampsoissani
elative
Sampsastani
Sampsoistani
illative
Sampsaani
Sampsoihini
adessive
Sampsallani
Sampsoillani
ablative
Sampsaltani
Sampsoiltani
allative
Sampsalleni
Sampsoilleni
essive
Sampsanani
Sampsoinani
translative
Sampsakseni
Sampsoikseni
abessive
Sampsattani
Sampsoittani
instructive
comitative
—Sampsoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sampsasi
Sampsasi
accusative
nom.
Sampsasi
Sampsasi
gen.
Sampsasi
genitive
Sampsasi
Sampsojesi Sampsaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Sampsaasi
Sampsojasi
inessive
Sampsassasi
Sampsoissasi
elative
Sampsastasi
Sampsoistasi
illative
Sampsaasi
Sampsoihisi
adessive
Sampsallasi
Sampsoillasi
ablative
Sampsaltasi
Sampsoiltasi
allative
Sampsallesi
Sampsoillesi
essive
Sampsanasi
Sampsoinasi
translative
Sampsaksesi
Sampsoiksesi
abessive
Sampsattasi
Sampsoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Sampsoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sampsamme
Sampsamme
accusative
nom.
Sampsamme
Sampsamme
gen.
Sampsamme
genitive
Sampsamme
Sampsojemme Sampsaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Sampsaamme
Sampsojamme
inessive
Sampsassamme
Sampsoissamme
elative
Sampsastamme
Sampsoistamme
illative
Sampsaamme
Sampsoihimme
adessive
Sampsallamme
Sampsoillamme
ablative
Sampsaltamme
Sampsoiltamme
allative
Sampsallemme
Sampsoillemme
essive
Sampsanamme
Sampsoinamme
translative
Sampsaksemme
Sampsoiksemme
abessive
Sampsattamme
Sampsoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Sampsoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sampsanne
Sampsanne
accusative
nom.
Sampsanne
Sampsanne
gen.
Sampsanne
genitive
Sampsanne
Sampsojenne Sampsainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Sampsaanne
Sampsojanne
inessive
Sampsassanne
Sampsoissanne
elative
Sampsastanne
Sampsoistanne
illative
Sampsaanne
Sampsoihinne
adessive
Sampsallanne
Sampsoillanne
ablative
Sampsaltanne
Sampsoiltanne
allative
Sampsallenne
Sampsoillenne
essive
Sampsananne
Sampsoinanne
translative
Sampsaksenne
Sampsoiksenne
abessive
Sampsattanne
Sampsoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Sampsoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Sampsansa
Sampsansa
accusative
nom.
Sampsansa
Sampsansa
gen.
Sampsansa
genitive
Sampsansa
Sampsojensa Sampsainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Sampsaansa
Sampsojaan Sampsojansa
inessive
Sampsassaan Sampsassansa
Sampsoissaan Sampsoissansa
elative
Sampsastaan Sampsastansa
Sampsoistaan Sampsoistansa
illative
Sampsaansa
Sampsoihinsa
adessive
Sampsallaan Sampsallansa
Sampsoillaan Sampsoillansa
ablative
Sampsaltaan Sampsaltansa
Sampsoiltaan Sampsoiltansa
allative
Sampsalleen Sampsallensa
Sampsoilleen Sampsoillensa
essive
Sampsanaan Sampsanansa
Sampsoinaan Sampsoinansa
translative
Sampsakseen Sampsaksensa
Sampsoikseen Sampsoiksensa
abessive
Sampsattaan Sampsattansa
Sampsoittaan Sampsoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Sampsoineen Sampsoinensa :

#### Statistics

* Sampsa is the 343rd (tied with 1 other name) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 998 male individuals (and as a middle name to 151 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.