sompa

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sami, compare Proto-Samic *soampē, Northern Sami soabbi, in turn from Proto-Indo-European *stombʰos. Doublet with sammas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsompɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞mpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ompɑ
• Syllabification^(key): som‧pa
• Hyphenation^(key): som‧pa

Noun

sompa

1. (skiing) A rim in the lower part of a ski pole that prevents it from sinking too deep; a basket.

Declension

Inflection of sompa (Kotus type 10*H/koira, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		sompa	sommat
genitive		somman	sompien
partitive		sompaa	sompia
illative		sompaan	sompiin
		singular	plural
nominative		sompa	sommat
accusative	nom.	sompa	sommat
	gen.	somman
genitive		somman	sompien sompain rare
partitive		sompaa	sompia
inessive		sommassa	sommissa
elative		sommasta	sommista
illative		sompaan	sompiin
adessive		sommalla	sommilla
ablative		sommalta	sommilta
allative		sommalle	sommille
essive		sompana	sompina
translative		sommaksi	sommiksi
abessive		sommatta	sommitta
instructive		—	sommin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sompa (Kotus type 10*H/koira, mp-mm gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sompani sompani accusative nom. sompani sompani gen. sompani genitive sompani sompieni sompaini rare partitive sompaani sompiani inessive sommassani sommissani elative sommastani sommistani illative sompaani sompiini adessive sommallani sommillani ablative sommaltani sommiltani allative sommalleni sommilleni essive sompanani sompinani translative sommakseni sommikseni abessive sommattani sommittani instructive — — comitative — sompineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sompasi sompasi accusative nom. sompasi sompasi gen. sompasi genitive sompasi sompiesi sompaisi rare partitive sompaasi sompiasi inessive sommassasi sommissasi elative sommastasi sommistasi illative sompaasi sompiisi adessive sommallasi sommillasi ablative sommaltasi sommiltasi allative sommallesi sommillesi essive sompanasi sompinasi translative sommaksesi sommiksesi abessive sommattasi sommittasi instructive — — comitative — sompinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sompamme sompamme accusative nom. sompamme sompamme gen. sompamme genitive sompamme sompiemme sompaimme rare partitive sompaamme sompiamme inessive sommassamme sommissamme elative sommastamme sommistamme illative sompaamme sompiimme adessive sommallamme sommillamme ablative sommaltamme sommiltamme allative sommallemme sommillemme essive sompanamme sompinamme translative sommaksemme sommiksemme abessive sommattamme sommittamme instructive — — comitative — sompinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sompanne sompanne accusative nom. sompanne sompanne gen. sompanne genitive sompanne sompienne sompainne rare partitive sompaanne sompianne inessive sommassanne sommissanne elative sommastanne sommistanne illative sompaanne sompiinne adessive sommallanne sommillanne ablative sommaltanne sommiltanne allative sommallenne sommillenne essive sompananne sompinanne translative sommaksenne sommiksenne abessive sommattanne sommittanne instructive — — comitative — sompinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sompansa sompansa accusative nom. sompansa sompansa gen. sompansa genitive sompansa sompiensa sompainsa rare partitive sompaansa sompiaan sompiansa inessive sommassaan sommassansa sommissaan sommissansa elative sommastaan sommastansa sommistaan sommistansa illative sompaansa sompiinsa adessive sommallaan sommallansa sommillaan sommillansa ablative sommaltaan sommaltansa sommiltaan sommiltansa allative sommalleen sommallensa sommilleen sommillensa essive sompanaan sompanansa sompinaan sompinansa translative sommakseen sommaksensa sommikseen sommiksensa abessive sommattaan sommattansa sommittaan sommittansa instructive — — comitative — sompineen sompinensa

Derived terms

• sommelo
• sommittaa
• sompailla

compounds

• sompahissi
• Sompasaari

Further reading

• “sompa”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Sampo, sampo