Finnish edit

Etymology edit

19th century creation from sanelma, from the verb sanella (dictate), probably in the sense "a story, poem" (the product of dictation).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑnelmɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ne̞lmɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑnelmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Sa‧nel‧ma

Proper noun edit

Sanelma

  1. a female given name

Declension edit

Inflection of Sanelma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Sanelma Sanelmat
genitive Sanelman Sanelmien
partitive Sanelmaa Sanelmia
illative Sanelmaan Sanelmiin
singular plural
nominative Sanelma Sanelmat
accusative nom. Sanelma Sanelmat
gen. Sanelman
genitive Sanelman Sanelmien
Sanelmainrare
partitive Sanelmaa Sanelmia
inessive Sanelmassa Sanelmissa
elative Sanelmasta Sanelmista
illative Sanelmaan Sanelmiin
adessive Sanelmalla Sanelmilla
ablative Sanelmalta Sanelmilta
allative Sanelmalle Sanelmille
essive Sanelmana Sanelmina
translative Sanelmaksi Sanelmiksi
abessive Sanelmatta Sanelmitta
instructive Sanelmin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Sanelma (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sanelmani Sanelmani
accusative nom. Sanelmani Sanelmani
gen. Sanelmani
genitive Sanelmani Sanelmieni
Sanelmainirare
partitive Sanelmaani Sanelmiani
inessive Sanelmassani Sanelmissani
elative Sanelmastani Sanelmistani
illative Sanelmaani Sanelmiini
adessive Sanelmallani Sanelmillani
ablative Sanelmaltani Sanelmiltani
allative Sanelmalleni Sanelmilleni
essive Sanelmanani Sanelminani
translative Sanelmakseni Sanelmikseni
abessive Sanelmattani Sanelmittani
instructive
comitative Sanelmineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sanelmasi Sanelmasi
accusative nom. Sanelmasi Sanelmasi
gen. Sanelmasi
genitive Sanelmasi Sanelmiesi
Sanelmaisirare
partitive Sanelmaasi Sanelmiasi
inessive Sanelmassasi Sanelmissasi
elative Sanelmastasi Sanelmistasi
illative Sanelmaasi Sanelmiisi
adessive Sanelmallasi Sanelmillasi
ablative Sanelmaltasi Sanelmiltasi
allative Sanelmallesi Sanelmillesi
essive Sanelmanasi Sanelminasi
translative Sanelmaksesi Sanelmiksesi
abessive Sanelmattasi Sanelmittasi
instructive
comitative Sanelminesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sanelmamme Sanelmamme
accusative nom. Sanelmamme Sanelmamme
gen. Sanelmamme
genitive Sanelmamme Sanelmiemme
Sanelmaimmerare
partitive Sanelmaamme Sanelmiamme
inessive Sanelmassamme Sanelmissamme
elative Sanelmastamme Sanelmistamme
illative Sanelmaamme Sanelmiimme
adessive Sanelmallamme Sanelmillamme
ablative Sanelmaltamme Sanelmiltamme
allative Sanelmallemme Sanelmillemme
essive Sanelmanamme Sanelminamme
translative Sanelmaksemme Sanelmiksemme
abessive Sanelmattamme Sanelmittamme
instructive
comitative Sanelminemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sanelmanne Sanelmanne
accusative nom. Sanelmanne Sanelmanne
gen. Sanelmanne
genitive Sanelmanne Sanelmienne
Sanelmainnerare
partitive Sanelmaanne Sanelmianne
inessive Sanelmassanne Sanelmissanne
elative Sanelmastanne Sanelmistanne
illative Sanelmaanne Sanelmiinne
adessive Sanelmallanne Sanelmillanne
ablative Sanelmaltanne Sanelmiltanne
allative Sanelmallenne Sanelmillenne
essive Sanelmananne Sanelminanne
translative Sanelmaksenne Sanelmiksenne
abessive Sanelmattanne Sanelmittanne
instructive
comitative Sanelminenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Sanelmansa Sanelmansa
accusative nom. Sanelmansa Sanelmansa
gen. Sanelmansa
genitive Sanelmansa Sanelmiensa
Sanelmainsarare
partitive Sanelmaansa Sanelmiaan
Sanelmiansa
inessive Sanelmassaan
Sanelmassansa
Sanelmissaan
Sanelmissansa
elative Sanelmastaan
Sanelmastansa
Sanelmistaan
Sanelmistansa
illative Sanelmaansa Sanelmiinsa
adessive Sanelmallaan
Sanelmallansa
Sanelmillaan
Sanelmillansa
ablative Sanelmaltaan
Sanelmaltansa
Sanelmiltaan
Sanelmiltansa
allative Sanelmalleen
Sanelmallensa
Sanelmilleen
Sanelmillensa
essive Sanelmanaan
Sanelmanansa
Sanelminaan
Sanelminansa
translative Sanelmakseen
Sanelmaksensa
Sanelmikseen
Sanelmiksensa
abessive Sanelmattaan
Sanelmattansa
Sanelmittaan
Sanelmittansa
instructive
comitative Sanelmineen
Sanelminensa

Statistics edit

  • Sanelma is the 960th (tied with 5 other names) most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 176 female individuals (and as a middle name to 2,450 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams edit