Lammi

See also: lammi

Finnish

Etymology

Ultimately from lampi (“pond”) via its weak grade forms beginning with lamm- or the dialectal variant lammi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑmːi/, [ˈlɑ̝mːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑmːi
• Syllabification^(key): Lam‧mi

Proper noun

Lammi

1. A former municipality in Kanta-Häme, Finland; now part of Hämeenlinna.
2. A village in the municipality of Hämeenlinna.
3. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Lammi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Lammi	Lammit
genitive		Lammin	Lammien
partitive		Lammia	Lammeja
illative		Lammiin	Lammeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Lammi	Lammit
accusative	nom.	Lammi	Lammit
	gen.	Lammin
genitive		Lammin	Lammien
partitive		Lammia	Lammeja
inessive		Lammissa	Lammeissa
elative		Lammista	Lammeista
illative		Lammiin	Lammeihin
adessive		Lammilla	Lammeilla
ablative		Lammilta	Lammeilta
allative		Lammille	Lammeille
essive		Lammina	Lammeina
translative		Lammiksi	Lammeiksi
abessive		Lammitta	Lammeitta
instructive		—	Lammein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Lammi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lammini Lammini accusative nom. Lammini Lammini gen. Lammini genitive Lammini Lammieni partitive Lammiani Lammejani inessive Lammissani Lammeissani elative Lammistani Lammeistani illative Lammiini Lammeihini adessive Lammillani Lammeillani ablative Lammiltani Lammeiltani allative Lammilleni Lammeilleni essive Lamminani Lammeinani translative Lammikseni Lammeikseni abessive Lammittani Lammeittani instructive — — comitative — Lammeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lammisi Lammisi accusative nom. Lammisi Lammisi gen. Lammisi genitive Lammisi Lammiesi partitive Lammiasi Lammejasi inessive Lammissasi Lammeissasi elative Lammistasi Lammeistasi illative Lammiisi Lammeihisi adessive Lammillasi Lammeillasi ablative Lammiltasi Lammeiltasi allative Lammillesi Lammeillesi essive Lamminasi Lammeinasi translative Lammiksesi Lammeiksesi abessive Lammittasi Lammeittasi instructive — — comitative — Lammeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lammimme Lammimme accusative nom. Lammimme Lammimme gen. Lammimme genitive Lammimme Lammiemme partitive Lammiamme Lammejamme inessive Lammissamme Lammeissamme elative Lammistamme Lammeistamme illative Lammiimme Lammeihimme adessive Lammillamme Lammeillamme ablative Lammiltamme Lammeiltamme allative Lammillemme Lammeillemme essive Lamminamme Lammeinamme translative Lammiksemme Lammeiksemme abessive Lammittamme Lammeittamme instructive — — comitative — Lammeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lamminne Lamminne accusative nom. Lamminne Lamminne gen. Lamminne genitive Lamminne Lammienne partitive Lammianne Lammejanne inessive Lammissanne Lammeissanne elative Lammistanne Lammeistanne illative Lammiinne Lammeihinne adessive Lammillanne Lammeillanne ablative Lammiltanne Lammeiltanne allative Lammillenne Lammeillenne essive Lamminanne Lammeinanne translative Lammiksenne Lammeiksenne abessive Lammittanne Lammeittanne instructive — — comitative — Lammeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Lamminsa Lamminsa accusative nom. Lamminsa Lamminsa gen. Lamminsa genitive Lamminsa Lammiensa partitive Lammiaan Lammiansa Lammejaan Lammejansa inessive Lammissaan Lammissansa Lammeissaan Lammeissansa elative Lammistaan Lammistansa Lammeistaan Lammeistansa illative Lammiinsa Lammeihinsa adessive Lammillaan Lammillansa Lammeillaan Lammeillansa ablative Lammiltaan Lammiltansa Lammeiltaan Lammeiltansa allative Lammilleen Lammillensa Lammeilleen Lammeillensa essive Lamminaan Lamminansa Lammeinaan Lammeinansa translative Lammikseen Lammiksensa Lammeikseen Lammeiksensa abessive Lammittaan Lammittansa Lammeittaan Lammeittansa instructive — — comitative — Lammeineen Lammeinensa

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Lammi" is Lammilla.

Statistics

• Lammi is the 380^th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,154 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

• Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN