Pellervo

Finnish

Etymology

Short form of Pellervoinen, from Sampsa Pellervoinen, a guardian of growth in the Kalevala, from pelto (“field”) +‎ -ervo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpelːerʋo/, [ˈpe̞lːe̞rʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -elːerʋo
• Syllabification^(key): Pel‧ler‧vo

Proper noun

Pellervo

1. (rare as a first name) a male given name

Declension

Inflection of Pellervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		Pellervo	Pellervot
genitive		Pellervon	Pellervojen Pellervoiden Pellervoitten
partitive		Pellervoa	Pellervoja Pellervoita
illative		Pellervoon	Pellervoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Pellervo	Pellervot
accusative	nom.	Pellervo	Pellervot
	gen.	Pellervon
genitive		Pellervon	Pellervojen Pellervoiden Pellervoitten
partitive		Pellervoa	Pellervoja Pellervoita
inessive		Pellervossa	Pellervoissa
elative		Pellervosta	Pellervoista
illative		Pellervoon	Pellervoihin
adessive		Pellervolla	Pellervoilla
ablative		Pellervolta	Pellervoilta
allative		Pellervolle	Pellervoille
essive		Pellervona	Pellervoina
translative		Pellervoksi	Pellervoiksi
abessive		Pellervotta	Pellervoitta
instructive		—	Pellervoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Pellervo (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pellervoni Pellervoni accusative nom. Pellervoni Pellervoni gen. Pellervoni genitive Pellervoni Pellervojeni Pellervoideni Pellervoitteni partitive Pellervoani Pellervojani Pellervoitani inessive Pellervossani Pellervoissani elative Pellervostani Pellervoistani illative Pellervooni Pellervoihini adessive Pellervollani Pellervoillani ablative Pellervoltani Pellervoiltani allative Pellervolleni Pellervoilleni essive Pellervonani Pellervoinani translative Pellervokseni Pellervoikseni abessive Pellervottani Pellervoittani instructive — — comitative — Pellervoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pellervosi Pellervosi accusative nom. Pellervosi Pellervosi gen. Pellervosi genitive Pellervosi Pellervojesi Pellervoidesi Pellervoittesi partitive Pellervoasi Pellervojasi Pellervoitasi inessive Pellervossasi Pellervoissasi elative Pellervostasi Pellervoistasi illative Pellervoosi Pellervoihisi adessive Pellervollasi Pellervoillasi ablative Pellervoltasi Pellervoiltasi allative Pellervollesi Pellervoillesi essive Pellervonasi Pellervoinasi translative Pellervoksesi Pellervoiksesi abessive Pellervottasi Pellervoittasi instructive — — comitative — Pellervoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pellervomme Pellervomme accusative nom. Pellervomme Pellervomme gen. Pellervomme genitive Pellervomme Pellervojemme Pellervoidemme Pellervoittemme partitive Pellervoamme Pellervojamme Pellervoitamme inessive Pellervossamme Pellervoissamme elative Pellervostamme Pellervoistamme illative Pellervoomme Pellervoihimme adessive Pellervollamme Pellervoillamme ablative Pellervoltamme Pellervoiltamme allative Pellervollemme Pellervoillemme essive Pellervonamme Pellervoinamme translative Pellervoksemme Pellervoiksemme abessive Pellervottamme Pellervoittamme instructive — — comitative — Pellervoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pellervonne Pellervonne accusative nom. Pellervonne Pellervonne gen. Pellervonne genitive Pellervonne Pellervojenne Pellervoidenne Pellervoittenne partitive Pellervoanne Pellervojanne Pellervoitanne inessive Pellervossanne Pellervoissanne elative Pellervostanne Pellervoistanne illative Pellervoonne Pellervoihinne adessive Pellervollanne Pellervoillanne ablative Pellervoltanne Pellervoiltanne allative Pellervollenne Pellervoillenne essive Pellervonanne Pellervoinanne translative Pellervoksenne Pellervoiksenne abessive Pellervottanne Pellervoittanne instructive — — comitative — Pellervoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Pellervonsa Pellervonsa accusative nom. Pellervonsa Pellervonsa gen. Pellervonsa genitive Pellervonsa Pellervojensa Pellervoidensa Pellervoittensa partitive Pellervoaan Pellervoansa Pellervojaan Pellervoitaan Pellervojansa Pellervoitansa inessive Pellervossaan Pellervossansa Pellervoissaan Pellervoissansa elative Pellervostaan Pellervostansa Pellervoistaan Pellervoistansa illative Pellervoonsa Pellervoihinsa adessive Pellervollaan Pellervollansa Pellervoillaan Pellervoillansa ablative Pellervoltaan Pellervoltansa Pellervoiltaan Pellervoiltansa allative Pellervolleen Pellervollensa Pellervoilleen Pellervoillensa essive Pellervonaan Pellervonansa Pellervoinaan Pellervoinansa translative Pellervokseen Pellervoksensa Pellervoikseen Pellervoiksensa abessive Pellervottaan Pellervottansa Pellervoittaan Pellervoittansa instructive — — comitative — Pellervoineen Pellervoinensa

Statistics

• The given name Pellervo belongs to 32 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,221 more, making it overwhelmingly more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

See also

• Sampsa

Ingrian

Etymology

From pelto (“field”). Cognate with Finnish Pellervo.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈpelːerʋo/, [ˈpe̞lʲːərʋŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈpelːerʋoi̯/, [ˈpe̞lːe̞rʋo̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -elːerʋo, -elːerʋoi̯
• Hyphenation: Pel‧ler‧vo

Proper noun

Pellervo

1. (Finnic mythology) A god of fields and growth
   • 1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Kati-akka, “1139. Soikkola, Väärnoja, III1”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎^[1], volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 5-6:

     Sämpsän mättähälläkää, // Pellervoin mäelläkää?

     Neither on Sämpsä's hillock, // Nor on Pellervo's mountain?

Declension

Declension of Pellervo (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Pellervo	—
genitive	Pellervon	—
partitive	Pellervoa	—
illative	Pellervoo	—
inessive	Pellervoos	—
elative	Pellervost	—
allative	Pellervolle	—
adessive	Pellervool	—
ablative	Pellervolt	—
translative	Pellervoks	—
essive	Pellervonna, Pellervoon	—
exessive1)	Pellervont	—
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

See also

• Sämpsä