Sirpa

See also: sirpa

Finnish

Etymology

Early 20th century invention from sirpale (“chip, fragment (as of gold)”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsirpɑ/, [ˈs̠irpɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -irpɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Sir‧pa

Proper noun

Sirpa

1. a female given name

Usage notes

• The most popular first name of women born in Finland in 1956-1957.

Declension

Inflection of Sirpa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Sirpa	Sirpat
genitive		Sirpan	Sirpojen
partitive		Sirpaa	Sirpoja
illative		Sirpaan	Sirpoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Sirpa	Sirpat
accusative	nom.	Sirpa	Sirpat
	gen.	Sirpan
genitive		Sirpan	Sirpojen Sirpainrare
partitive		Sirpaa	Sirpoja
inessive		Sirpassa	Sirpoissa
elative		Sirpasta	Sirpoista
illative		Sirpaan	Sirpoihin
adessive		Sirpalla	Sirpoilla
ablative		Sirpalta	Sirpoilta
allative		Sirpalle	Sirpoille
essive		Sirpana	Sirpoina
translative		Sirpaksi	Sirpoiksi
abessive		Sirpatta	Sirpoitta
instructive		—	Sirpoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sirpa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sirpani Sirpani accusative nom. Sirpani Sirpani gen. Sirpani genitive Sirpani Sirpojeni Sirpainirare partitive Sirpaani Sirpojani inessive Sirpassani Sirpoissani elative Sirpastani Sirpoistani illative Sirpaani Sirpoihini adessive Sirpallani Sirpoillani ablative Sirpaltani Sirpoiltani allative Sirpalleni Sirpoilleni essive Sirpanani Sirpoinani translative Sirpakseni Sirpoikseni abessive Sirpattani Sirpoittani instructive — — comitative — Sirpoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sirpasi Sirpasi accusative nom. Sirpasi Sirpasi gen. Sirpasi genitive Sirpasi Sirpojesi Sirpaisirare partitive Sirpaasi Sirpojasi inessive Sirpassasi Sirpoissasi elative Sirpastasi Sirpoistasi illative Sirpaasi Sirpoihisi adessive Sirpallasi Sirpoillasi ablative Sirpaltasi Sirpoiltasi allative Sirpallesi Sirpoillesi essive Sirpanasi Sirpoinasi translative Sirpaksesi Sirpoiksesi abessive Sirpattasi Sirpoittasi instructive — — comitative — Sirpoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sirpamme Sirpamme accusative nom. Sirpamme Sirpamme gen. Sirpamme genitive Sirpamme Sirpojemme Sirpaimmerare partitive Sirpaamme Sirpojamme inessive Sirpassamme Sirpoissamme elative Sirpastamme Sirpoistamme illative Sirpaamme Sirpoihimme adessive Sirpallamme Sirpoillamme ablative Sirpaltamme Sirpoiltamme allative Sirpallemme Sirpoillemme essive Sirpanamme Sirpoinamme translative Sirpaksemme Sirpoiksemme abessive Sirpattamme Sirpoittamme instructive — — comitative — Sirpoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sirpanne Sirpanne accusative nom. Sirpanne Sirpanne gen. Sirpanne genitive Sirpanne Sirpojenne Sirpainnerare partitive Sirpaanne Sirpojanne inessive Sirpassanne Sirpoissanne elative Sirpastanne Sirpoistanne illative Sirpaanne Sirpoihinne adessive Sirpallanne Sirpoillanne ablative Sirpaltanne Sirpoiltanne allative Sirpallenne Sirpoillenne essive Sirpananne Sirpoinanne translative Sirpaksenne Sirpoiksenne abessive Sirpattanne Sirpoittanne instructive — — comitative — Sirpoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sirpansa Sirpansa accusative nom. Sirpansa Sirpansa gen. Sirpansa genitive Sirpansa Sirpojensa Sirpainsarare partitive Sirpaansa Sirpojaan Sirpojansa inessive Sirpassaan Sirpassansa Sirpoissaan Sirpoissansa elative Sirpastaan Sirpastansa Sirpoistaan Sirpoistansa illative Sirpaansa Sirpoihinsa adessive Sirpallaan Sirpallansa Sirpoillaan Sirpoillansa ablative Sirpaltaan Sirpaltansa Sirpoiltaan Sirpoiltansa allative Sirpalleen Sirpallensa Sirpoilleen Sirpoillensa essive Sirpanaan Sirpanansa Sirpoinaan Sirpoinansa translative Sirpakseen Sirpaksensa Sirpoikseen Sirpoiksensa abessive Sirpattaan Sirpattansa Sirpoittaan Sirpoittansa instructive — — comitative — Sirpoineen Sirpoinensa

Statistics

• Sirpa is the 21^st most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 21,023 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,670 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• parsi, rapsi, raspi