Klemetti

Finnish

Etymology

Medieval form of the Latin saint's name Clemens, cognate with English Clement.

• Klemetti and its variant forms were possibly confused with, or used as a Christian forms of, the ancient Finnish name Lemmitty, Lemmetty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklemetːi/, [ˈkle̞me̞t̪ːi]
• Rhymes: -emetːi
• Syllabification: Kle‧met‧ti

Proper noun

Klemetti

1. A male given name common in the Middle Ages but rare today.
2. a surname originating as a patronymic.

Declension

Inflection of Klemetti (Kotus type 5*C/risti, tt-t gradation)
nominative		Klemetti	Klemetit
genitive		Klemetin	Klemettien
partitive		Klemettiä	Klemettejä
illative		Klemettiin	Klemetteihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Klemetti	Klemetit
accusative	nom.	Klemetti	Klemetit
	gen.	Klemetin
genitive		Klemetin	Klemettien
partitive		Klemettiä	Klemettejä
inessive		Klemetissä	Klemeteissä
elative		Klemetistä	Klemeteistä
illative		Klemettiin	Klemetteihin
adessive		Klemetillä	Klemeteillä
ablative		Klemetiltä	Klemeteiltä
allative		Klemetille	Klemeteille
essive		Klemettinä	Klemetteinä
translative		Klemetiksi	Klemeteiksi
instructive		—	Klemetein
abessive		Klemetittä	Klemeteittä
comitative		—	Klemetteineen

Possessive forms of Klemetti (type risti)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	Klemettini	Klemettimme
2nd person	Klemettisi	Klemettinne
3rd person	Klemettinsä

Related terms

• (surnames) Kleemola, Kleimola, Klemola, Leminen, Liimatainen