Pasi

See also: Appendix:Variations of "pasi"

Finnish

Etymology

Medieval spoken form of the Latin saint's name Basilius, ultimately from Ancient Greek Βασίλειος (Basíleios), cognate to English Basil. Also recorded as a diminutive of Paavo (“Paul”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑsi/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠i]
• Rhymes: -ɑsi
• Syllabification^(key): Pa‧si

Proper noun

Pasi

1. a male given name
   • 1988, Per Maaranniitty, Saat anteeksi, Suomi, Lohiranta:Laserman, →ISBN, page 132:

     ― ( - - - ) Mitä tarkoittaa muuten ’Pasi’?
     ―Se tarkoittaa ’hän-joka-ei-näy-pimeässä’, Pasi sanoi upottaen hampaansa Birgitin kaulaan. ―Olen vampyyri.
     ―Mutta eihän kukaan―äsh.
     ―Ei se tarkoita mitään. Ellei se sitten ole suomennos nimestä Basileus.

     ― ( - - - ) What does Pasi mean, by the way?
     ―It means 'he-who-cannot-be-seen-in-the-dark', Pasi said and sank his teeth in Birgit's neck. ―I'm a vampire.
     ―But it's not like―argh.
     ―It doesn't mean anything. Unless it's some kind of derivation from Basileus.

   • 1994, Arne Nevanlinna, Isän maa, WSOY, →ISBN, page 132:

     Historiaa opettaessaan hän väänsi Fredrik Barbarossan suomenkieliseen asuun Pasi Punaparta. Sukunimen käännös oli helpommin ymmärrettävä kuin etunimen, mutta Linnoven selitys oli yksinkertainen: Fredriksberg on Pasila, siis Fredrik on Pasi.

     When he taught history, he turned Frederick Barbarossa's name into a Finnish form, Pasi Punaparta. It was easier to understand how the surname was translated than the first name, but Linnove had a simple explanation: Fredriksberg is Pasila, so Fredrik is Pasi.

   • 2013, Minna Lindgren, Kuolema Ehtoolehdossa, Teos, →ISBN, page 8:

     Sinähän niin pidät Terosta, Siiri. Oliko hänen nimensä Tero vai Pasi? Oletteko huomanneet, että nuorten miesten nimet ovat nykyään tällaisia kirveeniskuja: Tero, Pasi, Vesa, Tomi.

     Seeing as you like Tero so much, Siiri... was he named Tero or Pasi? Haven't you noticed that all young men have these names that are like axe blows: Tero, Pasi, Vesa, Tomi.

2. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Pasi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Pasi	Pasit
genitive		Pasin	Pasien
partitive		Pasia	Paseja
illative		Pasiin	Paseihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Pasi	Pasit
accusative	nom.	Pasi	Pasit
	gen.	Pasin
genitive		Pasin	Pasien
partitive		Pasia	Paseja
inessive		Pasissa	Paseissa
elative		Pasista	Paseista
illative		Pasiin	Paseihin
adessive		Pasilla	Paseilla
ablative		Pasilta	Paseilta
allative		Pasille	Paseille
essive		Pasina	Paseina
translative		Pasiksi	Paseiksi
abessive		Pasitta	Paseitta
instructive		—	Pasein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pasini Pasini accusative nom. Pasini Pasini gen. Pasini genitive Pasini Pasieni partitive Pasiani Pasejani inessive Pasissani Paseissani elative Pasistani Paseistani illative Pasiini Paseihini adessive Pasillani Paseillani ablative Pasiltani Paseiltani allative Pasilleni Paseilleni essive Pasinani Paseinani translative Pasikseni Paseikseni abessive Pasittani Paseittani instructive — — comitative — Paseineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pasisi Pasisi accusative nom. Pasisi Pasisi gen. Pasisi genitive Pasisi Pasiesi partitive Pasiasi Pasejasi inessive Pasissasi Paseissasi elative Pasistasi Paseistasi illative Pasiisi Paseihisi adessive Pasillasi Paseillasi ablative Pasiltasi Paseiltasi allative Pasillesi Paseillesi essive Pasinasi Paseinasi translative Pasiksesi Paseiksesi abessive Pasittasi Paseittasi instructive — — comitative — Paseinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pasimme Pasimme accusative nom. Pasimme Pasimme gen. Pasimme genitive Pasimme Pasiemme partitive Pasiamme Pasejamme inessive Pasissamme Paseissamme elative Pasistamme Paseistamme illative Pasiimme Paseihimme adessive Pasillamme Paseillamme ablative Pasiltamme Paseiltamme allative Pasillemme Paseillemme essive Pasinamme Paseinamme translative Pasiksemme Paseiksemme abessive Pasittamme Paseittamme instructive — — comitative — Paseinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pasinne Pasinne accusative nom. Pasinne Pasinne gen. Pasinne genitive Pasinne Pasienne partitive Pasianne Pasejanne inessive Pasissanne Paseissanne elative Pasistanne Paseistanne illative Pasiinne Paseihinne adessive Pasillanne Paseillanne ablative Pasiltanne Paseiltanne allative Pasillenne Paseillenne essive Pasinanne Paseinanne translative Pasiksenne Paseiksenne abessive Pasittanne Paseittanne instructive — — comitative — Paseinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Pasinsa Pasinsa accusative nom. Pasinsa Pasinsa gen. Pasinsa genitive Pasinsa Pasiensa partitive Pasiaan Pasiansa Pasejaan Pasejansa inessive Pasissaan Pasissansa Paseissaan Paseissansa elative Pasistaan Pasistansa Paseistaan Paseistansa illative Pasiinsa Paseihinsa adessive Pasillaan Pasillansa Paseillaan Paseillansa ablative Pasiltaan Pasiltansa Paseiltaan Paseiltansa allative Pasilleen Pasillensa Paseilleen Paseillensa essive Pasinaan Pasinansa Paseinaan Paseinansa translative Pasikseen Pasiksensa Paseikseen Paseiksensa abessive Pasittaan Pasittansa Paseittaan Paseittansa instructive — — comitative — Paseineen Paseinensa

Derived terms

• Pasila

 

Statistics

• Pasi is the 30^th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 17,793 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,213 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
• The surname Pasi belongs to 241 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• aspi, sipa

Italian

Etymology

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Proper noun

Pasi m or f by sense

1. a surname

Anagrams

• Pisa, aspi, sipa, spai, spia