From Ancient Greek σαμπῖ (sampî). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
sampi (plural sampis)
sampi
sampi f (plural sampis)
From Ancient Greek σαμπῖ (sampî).
sampi m or f (plural sampi's, diminutive sampi'tje n)
From Proto-Finnic *sampi, from Proto-Uralic *śampe. Cognates include Estonian samb and Southern Mansi шупу (šupu).
sampi
Acipenser sturio is called simply sampi in Finnish, as it is the only sturgeon species naturally occurring in Finland.
Inflection of sampi (Kotus type 7*H/ovi, mp-mm gradation) | |||
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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. |
sampi m (plural sampi)
sampi m or f (invariable)
sampi f (plural sampis)