Jooseppi

Finnish

Etymology

Vernacular form of biblical Joosef (“Joseph”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjoːsepːi/, [ˈjo̞ːs̠e̞pːi]
• Rhymes: -oːsepːi
• Syllabification^(key): Joo‧sep‧pi

Proper noun

Jooseppi

1. (now rare as a first name) a male given name
   • 1870 Aleksis Kivi, Seitsemän veljestä (Seven Brothers): Chapter 14 (Translation 1991 by Richard A. Impola):

     Tuli viimein pieni poikanen, pieni piimäparta Jooseppi, avasi oven, ja sisään astui Timo taakkoinensa, äänetönnä, katsoen oikeasti, rävähtämättä eteensä.

     Finally a boy, little milk-mustached Jooseppi, came and opened the door, and in stepped Timo with his load, not saying a word and staring unblinkingly straight ahead.

Declension

Inflection of Jooseppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)
nominative		Jooseppi	Joosepit
genitive		Joosepin	Jooseppien
partitive		Jooseppia	Jooseppeja
illative		Jooseppiin	Jooseppeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Jooseppi	Joosepit
accusative	nom.	Jooseppi	Joosepit
	gen.	Joosepin
genitive		Joosepin	Jooseppien
partitive		Jooseppia	Jooseppeja
inessive		Joosepissa	Joosepeissa
elative		Joosepista	Joosepeista
illative		Jooseppiin	Jooseppeihin
adessive		Joosepilla	Joosepeilla
ablative		Joosepilta	Joosepeilta
allative		Joosepille	Joosepeille
essive		Jooseppina	Jooseppeina
translative		Joosepiksi	Joosepeiksi
abessive		Joosepitta	Joosepeitta
instructive		—	Joosepein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Jooseppi (Kotus type 5*B/risti, pp-p gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jooseppini Jooseppini accusative nom. Jooseppini Jooseppini gen. Jooseppini genitive Jooseppini Jooseppieni partitive Jooseppiani Jooseppejani inessive Joosepissani Joosepeissani elative Joosepistani Joosepeistani illative Jooseppiini Jooseppeihini adessive Joosepillani Joosepeillani ablative Joosepiltani Joosepeiltani allative Joosepilleni Joosepeilleni essive Jooseppinani Jooseppeinani translative Joosepikseni Joosepeikseni abessive Joosepittani Joosepeittani instructive — — comitative — Jooseppeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jooseppisi Jooseppisi accusative nom. Jooseppisi Jooseppisi gen. Jooseppisi genitive Jooseppisi Jooseppiesi partitive Jooseppiasi Jooseppejasi inessive Joosepissasi Joosepeissasi elative Joosepistasi Joosepeistasi illative Jooseppiisi Jooseppeihisi adessive Joosepillasi Joosepeillasi ablative Joosepiltasi Joosepeiltasi allative Joosepillesi Joosepeillesi essive Jooseppinasi Jooseppeinasi translative Joosepiksesi Joosepeiksesi abessive Joosepittasi Joosepeittasi instructive — — comitative — Jooseppeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jooseppimme Jooseppimme accusative nom. Jooseppimme Jooseppimme gen. Jooseppimme genitive Jooseppimme Jooseppiemme partitive Jooseppiamme Jooseppejamme inessive Joosepissamme Joosepeissamme elative Joosepistamme Joosepeistamme illative Jooseppiimme Jooseppeihimme adessive Joosepillamme Joosepeillamme ablative Joosepiltamme Joosepeiltamme allative Joosepillemme Joosepeillemme essive Jooseppinamme Jooseppeinamme translative Joosepiksemme Joosepeiksemme abessive Joosepittamme Joosepeittamme instructive — — comitative — Jooseppeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jooseppinne Jooseppinne accusative nom. Jooseppinne Jooseppinne gen. Jooseppinne genitive Jooseppinne Jooseppienne partitive Jooseppianne Jooseppejanne inessive Joosepissanne Joosepeissanne elative Joosepistanne Joosepeistanne illative Jooseppiinne Jooseppeihinne adessive Joosepillanne Joosepeillanne ablative Joosepiltanne Joosepeiltanne allative Joosepillenne Joosepeillenne essive Jooseppinanne Jooseppeinanne translative Joosepiksenne Joosepeiksenne abessive Joosepittanne Joosepeittanne instructive — — comitative — Jooseppeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jooseppinsa Jooseppinsa accusative nom. Jooseppinsa Jooseppinsa gen. Jooseppinsa genitive Jooseppinsa Jooseppiensa partitive Jooseppiaan Jooseppiansa Jooseppejaan Jooseppejansa inessive Joosepissaan Joosepissansa Joosepeissaan Joosepeissansa elative Joosepistaan Joosepistansa Joosepeistaan Joosepeistansa illative Jooseppiinsa Jooseppeihinsa adessive Joosepillaan Joosepillansa Joosepeillaan Joosepeillansa ablative Joosepiltaan Joosepiltansa Joosepeiltaan Joosepeiltansa allative Joosepilleen Joosepillensa Joosepeilleen Joosepeillensa essive Jooseppinaan Jooseppinansa Jooseppeinaan Jooseppeinansa translative Joosepikseen Joosepiksensa Joosepeikseen Joosepeiksensa abessive Joosepittaan Joosepittansa Joosepeittaan Joosepeittansa instructive — — comitative — Jooseppeineen Jooseppeinensa

Related terms

• Joosef
• Juuso
• Josefiina

Statistics

• The given name Jooseppi belongs to 57 male individuals (and as a middle name to 826 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.