Diminutive of Anna, Anna-Liisa. May also be interpreted as ansa (“trap”) by analogy with paula (“snare”) corresponding to the female name Paula (even though the two are not related).
Ansa
Inflection of Ansa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Ansa | Ansat | |
genitive | Ansan | Ansojen | |
partitive | Ansaa | Ansoja | |
illative | Ansaan | Ansoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Ansa | Ansat | |
accusative | nom. | Ansa | Ansat |
gen. | Ansan | ||
genitive | Ansan | Ansojen Ansain rare | |
partitive | Ansaa | Ansoja | |
inessive | Ansassa | Ansoissa | |
elative | Ansasta | Ansoista | |
illative | Ansaan | Ansoihin | |
adessive | Ansalla | Ansoilla | |
ablative | Ansalta | Ansoilta | |
allative | Ansalle | Ansoille | |
essive | Ansana | Ansoina | |
translative | Ansaksi | Ansoiksi | |
abessive | Ansatta | Ansoitta | |
instructive | — | Ansoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |