Sulevi

Finnish

Etymology

Estonian Sulev, by folk etymology understood as a long form of the Finnish Sulo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuleʋi/, [ˈs̠ule̞ʋi]
• Rhymes: -uleʋi
• Syllabification^(key): Su‧le‧vi

Proper noun

Sulevi

1. a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Sulevi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Sulevi	Sulevit
genitive		Sulevin	Sulevien
partitive		Sulevia	Suleveja
illative		Suleviin	Suleveihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Sulevi	Sulevit
accusative	nom.	Sulevi	Sulevit
	gen.	Sulevin
genitive		Sulevin	Sulevien
partitive		Sulevia	Suleveja
inessive		Sulevissa	Suleveissa
elative		Sulevista	Suleveista
illative		Suleviin	Suleveihin
adessive		Sulevilla	Suleveilla
ablative		Sulevilta	Suleveilta
allative		Suleville	Suleveille
essive		Sulevina	Suleveina
translative		Suleviksi	Suleveiksi
abessive		Sulevitta	Suleveitta
instructive		—	Sulevein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sulevi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sulevini Sulevini accusative nom. Sulevini Sulevini gen. Sulevini genitive Sulevini Sulevieni partitive Suleviani Sulevejani inessive Sulevissani Suleveissani elative Sulevistani Suleveistani illative Suleviini Suleveihini adessive Sulevillani Suleveillani ablative Suleviltani Suleveiltani allative Sulevilleni Suleveilleni essive Sulevinani Suleveinani translative Sulevikseni Suleveikseni abessive Sulevittani Suleveittani instructive — — comitative — Suleveineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sulevisi Sulevisi accusative nom. Sulevisi Sulevisi gen. Sulevisi genitive Sulevisi Suleviesi partitive Suleviasi Sulevejasi inessive Sulevissasi Suleveissasi elative Sulevistasi Suleveistasi illative Suleviisi Suleveihisi adessive Sulevillasi Suleveillasi ablative Suleviltasi Suleveiltasi allative Sulevillesi Suleveillesi essive Sulevinasi Suleveinasi translative Suleviksesi Suleveiksesi abessive Sulevittasi Suleveittasi instructive — — comitative — Suleveinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sulevimme Sulevimme accusative nom. Sulevimme Sulevimme gen. Sulevimme genitive Sulevimme Suleviemme partitive Suleviamme Sulevejamme inessive Sulevissamme Suleveissamme elative Sulevistamme Suleveistamme illative Suleviimme Suleveihimme adessive Sulevillamme Suleveillamme ablative Suleviltamme Suleveiltamme allative Sulevillemme Suleveillemme essive Sulevinamme Suleveinamme translative Suleviksemme Suleveiksemme abessive Sulevittamme Suleveittamme instructive — — comitative — Suleveinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sulevinne Sulevinne accusative nom. Sulevinne Sulevinne gen. Sulevinne genitive Sulevinne Sulevienne partitive Sulevianne Sulevejanne inessive Sulevissanne Suleveissanne elative Sulevistanne Suleveistanne illative Suleviinne Suleveihinne adessive Sulevillanne Suleveillanne ablative Suleviltanne Suleveiltanne allative Sulevillenne Suleveillenne essive Sulevinanne Suleveinanne translative Suleviksenne Suleveiksenne abessive Sulevittanne Suleveittanne instructive — — comitative — Suleveinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sulevinsa Sulevinsa accusative nom. Sulevinsa Sulevinsa gen. Sulevinsa genitive Sulevinsa Suleviensa partitive Suleviaan Suleviansa Sulevejaan Sulevejansa inessive Sulevissaan Sulevissansa Suleveissaan Suleveissansa elative Sulevistaan Sulevistansa Suleveistaan Suleveistansa illative Suleviinsa Suleveihinsa adessive Sulevillaan Sulevillansa Suleveillaan Suleveillansa ablative Suleviltaan Suleviltansa Suleveiltaan Suleveiltansa allative Sulevilleen Sulevillensa Suleveilleen Suleveillensa essive Sulevinaan Sulevinansa Suleveinaan Suleveinansa translative Sulevikseen Suleviksensa Suleveikseen Suleveiksensa abessive Sulevittaan Sulevittansa Suleveittaan Suleveittansa instructive — — comitative — Suleveineen Suleveinensa

Statistics

• Sulevi is the 872^nd (tied with 3 other names) most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 133 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,306 more, making it much more common as a middle name), and also belongs to 7 female individuals (and as a middle name to 55 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.