sampi

See also: šampï

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαμπῖ (sampî).

Noun

sampi (plural sampis)

1. The obsolete Greek letter Ϡ (S), ϡ (s).
2. The numeral 900.

Related terms

• ϡ΄ (900)

Translations

Ϡ ϡ

• Catalan: sampi f
• Esperanto: sampio
• Finnish: sampii (fi)
• Greek: σαμπί (el) n (sampí)

  Ancient Greek: σαμπῖ n (sampî)

• Hindi: सम्पी (sampī)

Anagrams

• SIMAP, Pimas

Balinese

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old Javanese sampi (“ox”).

Noun

sampi (Balinese script ᬲᬫ᭄ᬧᬶ)

1. cow

Betawi

Etymology

Borrowed from Balinese ᬲᬫ᭄ᬧᬶ (sampi, “cow”), from Old Javanese sampi (“ox”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sampi/

Noun

sampi

1. cattle

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsam.pi]

Noun

sampi f (plural sampis)

1. sampi; the Ancient Greek letter Ϡ (S), ϡ (s)

Dutch

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σαμπῖ (sampî).

Noun

sampi m or f (plural sampi's, diminutive sampi'tje n)

1. sampi (archaic Greek letter)

Further reading

• sampi on the Dutch Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^nl

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sampi, from Proto-Uralic *śampe. Cognates include Estonian samb and Southern Mansi шупу (šupu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑmpi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝mpi]
• Rhymes: -ɑmpi
• Syllabification^(key): sam‧pi
• Hyphenation^(key): sam‧pi

Noun

sampi

1. sturgeon (any fish of the family Acipenseridae)
2. European sea sturgeon, Baltic sturgeon, common sturgeon (Acipenser sturio) (type species of that family)

Usage notes

Acipenser sturio is called simply sampi in Finnish, as it is the only sturgeon species naturally occurring in Finland.

Declension

Inflection of sampi (Kotus type 7*H/ovi, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		sampi	sammet
genitive		sammen	sampien
partitive		sampea	sampia
illative		sampeen	sampiin
		singular	plural
nominative		sampi	sammet
accusative	nom.	sampi	sammet
	gen.	sammen
genitive		sammen	sampien
partitive		sampea	sampia
inessive		sammessa	sammissa
elative		sammesta	sammista
illative		sampeen	sampiin
adessive		sammella	sammilla
ablative		sammelta	sammilta
allative		sammelle	sammille
essive		sampena	sampina
translative		sammeksi	sammiksi
abessive		sammetta	sammitta
instructive		—	sammin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sampi (Kotus type 7*H/ovi, mp-mm gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sampeni sampeni accusative nom. sampeni sampeni gen. sampeni genitive sampeni sampieni partitive sampeani sampiani inessive sammessani sammissani elative sammestani sammistani illative sampeeni sampiini adessive sammellani sammillani ablative sammeltani sammiltani allative sammelleni sammilleni essive sampenani sampinani translative sammekseni sammikseni abessive sammettani sammittani instructive — — comitative — sampineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sampesi sampesi accusative nom. sampesi sampesi gen. sampesi genitive sampesi sampiesi partitive sampeasi sampiasi inessive sammessasi sammissasi elative sammestasi sammistasi illative sampeesi sampiisi adessive sammellasi sammillasi ablative sammeltasi sammiltasi allative sammellesi sammillesi essive sampenasi sampinasi translative sammeksesi sammiksesi abessive sammettasi sammittasi instructive — — comitative — sampinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sampemme sampemme accusative nom. sampemme sampemme gen. sampemme genitive sampemme sampiemme partitive sampeamme sampiamme inessive sammessamme sammissamme elative sammestamme sammistamme illative sampeemme sampiimme adessive sammellamme sammillamme ablative sammeltamme sammiltamme allative sammellemme sammillemme essive sampenamme sampinamme translative sammeksemme sammiksemme abessive sammettamme sammittamme instructive — — comitative — sampinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sampenne sampenne accusative nom. sampenne sampenne gen. sampenne genitive sampenne sampienne partitive sampeanne sampianne inessive sammessanne sammissanne elative sammestanne sammistanne illative sampeenne sampiinne adessive sammellanne sammillanne ablative sammeltanne sammiltanne allative sammellenne sammillenne essive sampenanne sampinanne translative sammeksenne sammiksenne abessive sammettanne sammittanne instructive — — comitative — sampinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sampensa sampensa accusative nom. sampensa sampensa gen. sampensa genitive sampensa sampiensa partitive sampeaan sampeansa sampiaan sampiansa inessive sammessaan sammessansa sammissaan sammissansa elative sammestaan sammestansa sammistaan sammistansa illative sampeensa sampiinsa adessive sammellaan sammellansa sammillaan sammillansa ablative sammeltaan sammeltansa sammiltaan sammiltansa allative sammelleen sammellensa sammilleen sammillensa essive sampenaan sampenansa sampinaan sampinansa translative sammekseen sammeksensa sammikseen sammiksensa abessive sammettaan sammettansa sammittaan sammittansa instructive — — comitative — sampineen sampinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kitasampi
• lapasampi
• miekkasampi
• sammenmäti
• sampikala
• sampimonni
• siperiansampi
• tähtisampi
• venäjänsampi

See also

• For a complete listing of sturgeon species, see Wikipedia article Sammet.

Further reading

• “sampi”, 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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑ̃.pi/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

sampi m (invariable)

1. sampi (Greek letter)

Further reading

• “sampi”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsam.pi/
• Rhymes: -ampi
• Hyphenation: sàm‧pi

Noun

sampi m or f (invariable)

1. sampi (Greek letter)

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsampi/ [ˈsãm.pi]
• Rhymes: -ampi
• Syllabification: sam‧pi

Noun

sampi f (plural sampis)

1. sampi; the Ancient Greek letter Ϡ (S), ϡ (s)