ponsi

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ponci, from Proto-Finno-Permic *ponte or Proto-Uralic *ponče (“tail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈponsi/, [ˈpo̞ns̠i]
• Rhymes: -onsi
• Syllabification^(key): pon‧si
• Hyphenation^(key): pon‧si

Noun

ponsi

1. (botany) anther (pollen-bearing part of the stamen of a flower)
2. (politics) non-binding resolution (especially by the parliament to the government)
3. (figuratively) vigour, energy, weight, vehemence
4. pommel, knob (of a sword, knife, axe, etc.)
5. the part of a kantele that holds the varras
6. (dialectal) grip, handle (of a tool, etc.)

Declension

Inflection of ponsi (Kotus type 28*J/kynsi, nt–nn gradation)
nominative		ponsi	ponnet
genitive		ponnen	ponsien
partitive		pontta	ponsia
illative		ponteen	ponsiin
		singular	plural
nominative		ponsi	ponnet
accusative	nom.	ponsi	ponnet
	gen.	ponnen
genitive		ponnen	ponsien pontten rare
partitive		pontta	ponsia
inessive		ponnessa	ponsissa
elative		ponnesta	ponsista
illative		ponteen	ponsiin
adessive		ponnella	ponsilla
ablative		ponnelta	ponsilta
allative		ponnelle	ponsille
essive		pontena	ponsina
translative		ponneksi	ponsiksi
abessive		ponnetta	ponsitta
instructive		—	ponsin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ponsi (Kotus type 28*J/kynsi, nt–nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ponteni ponteni accusative nom. ponteni ponteni gen. ponteni genitive ponteni ponsieni pontteni rare partitive ponttani ponsiani inessive ponnessani ponsissani elative ponnestani ponsistani illative ponteeni ponsiini adessive ponnellani ponsillani ablative ponneltani ponsiltani allative ponnelleni ponsilleni essive pontenani ponsinani translative ponnekseni ponsikseni abessive ponnettani ponsittani instructive — — comitative — ponsineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pontesi pontesi accusative nom. pontesi pontesi gen. pontesi genitive pontesi ponsiesi ponttesi rare partitive ponttasi ponsiasi inessive ponnessasi ponsissasi elative ponnestasi ponsistasi illative ponteesi ponsiisi adessive ponnellasi ponsillasi ablative ponneltasi ponsiltasi allative ponnellesi ponsillesi essive pontenasi ponsinasi translative ponneksesi ponsiksesi abessive ponnettasi ponsittasi instructive — — comitative — ponsinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pontemme pontemme accusative nom. pontemme pontemme gen. pontemme genitive pontemme ponsiemme ponttemme rare partitive ponttamme ponsiamme inessive ponnessamme ponsissamme elative ponnestamme ponsistamme illative ponteemme ponsiimme adessive ponnellamme ponsillamme ablative ponneltamme ponsiltamme allative ponnellemme ponsillemme essive pontenamme ponsinamme translative ponneksemme ponsiksemme abessive ponnettamme ponsittamme instructive — — comitative — ponsinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pontenne pontenne accusative nom. pontenne pontenne gen. pontenne genitive pontenne ponsienne ponttenne rare partitive ponttanne ponsianne inessive ponnessanne ponsissanne elative ponnestanne ponsistanne illative ponteenne ponsiinne adessive ponnellanne ponsillanne ablative ponneltanne ponsiltanne allative ponnellenne ponsillenne essive pontenanne ponsinanne translative ponneksenne ponsiksenne abessive ponnettanne ponsittanne instructive — — comitative — ponsinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pontensa pontensa accusative nom. pontensa pontensa gen. pontensa genitive pontensa ponsiensa ponttensa rare partitive ponttaan ponttansa ponsiaan ponsiansa inessive ponnessaan ponnessansa ponsissaan ponsissansa elative ponnestaan ponnestansa ponsistaan ponsistansa illative ponteensa ponsiinsa adessive ponnellaan ponnellansa ponsillaan ponsillansa ablative ponneltaan ponneltansa ponsiltaan ponsiltansa allative ponnelleen ponnellensa ponsilleen ponsillensa essive pontenaan pontenansa ponsinaan ponsinansa translative ponnekseen ponneksensa ponsikseen ponsiksensa abessive ponnettaan ponnettansa ponsittaan ponsittansa instructive — — comitative — ponsineen ponsinensa

Derived terms

• ponnahtaa
• ponne
• ponnekas
• ponneton
• ponnin
• ponnistaa
• ponteva

compounds

• loppuponsi
• mahtipontinen
• ponsiehdotus
• ponsilause
• ponsilauselma

See also

• hede
• palho

Further reading

• “ponsi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• sopin