Sanni

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a diminutive of Aleksandra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑnːi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝nːi]
• Rhymes: -ɑnːi
• Hyphenation^(key): San‧ni

Proper noun

Sanni

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Sanni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Sanni	Sannit
genitive		Sannin	Sannien
partitive		Sannia	Sanneja
illative		Sanniin	Sanneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Sanni	Sannit
accusative	nom.	Sanni	Sannit
	gen.	Sannin
genitive		Sannin	Sannien
partitive		Sannia	Sanneja
inessive		Sannissa	Sanneissa
elative		Sannista	Sanneista
illative		Sanniin	Sanneihin
adessive		Sannilla	Sanneilla
ablative		Sannilta	Sanneilta
allative		Sannille	Sanneille
essive		Sannina	Sanneina
translative		Sanniksi	Sanneiksi
abessive		Sannitta	Sanneitta
instructive		—	Sannein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sannini Sannini accusative nom. Sannini Sannini gen. Sannini genitive Sannini Sannieni partitive Sanniani Sannejani inessive Sannissani Sanneissani elative Sannistani Sanneistani illative Sanniini Sanneihini adessive Sannillani Sanneillani ablative Sanniltani Sanneiltani allative Sannilleni Sanneilleni essive Sanninani Sanneinani translative Sannikseni Sanneikseni abessive Sannittani Sanneittani instructive — — comitative — Sanneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sannisi Sannisi accusative nom. Sannisi Sannisi gen. Sannisi genitive Sannisi Sanniesi partitive Sanniasi Sannejasi inessive Sannissasi Sanneissasi elative Sannistasi Sanneistasi illative Sanniisi Sanneihisi adessive Sannillasi Sanneillasi ablative Sanniltasi Sanneiltasi allative Sannillesi Sanneillesi essive Sanninasi Sanneinasi translative Sanniksesi Sanneiksesi abessive Sannittasi Sanneittasi instructive — — comitative — Sanneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sannimme Sannimme accusative nom. Sannimme Sannimme gen. Sannimme genitive Sannimme Sanniemme partitive Sanniamme Sannejamme inessive Sannissamme Sanneissamme elative Sannistamme Sanneistamme illative Sanniimme Sanneihimme adessive Sannillamme Sanneillamme ablative Sanniltamme Sanneiltamme allative Sannillemme Sanneillemme essive Sanninamme Sanneinamme translative Sanniksemme Sanneiksemme abessive Sannittamme Sanneittamme instructive — — comitative — Sanneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sanninne Sanninne accusative nom. Sanninne Sanninne gen. Sanninne genitive Sanninne Sannienne partitive Sannianne Sannejanne inessive Sannissanne Sanneissanne elative Sannistanne Sanneistanne illative Sanniinne Sanneihinne adessive Sannillanne Sanneillanne ablative Sanniltanne Sanneiltanne allative Sannillenne Sanneillenne essive Sanninanne Sanneinanne translative Sanniksenne Sanneiksenne abessive Sannittanne Sanneittanne instructive — — comitative — Sanneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sanninsa Sanninsa accusative nom. Sanninsa Sanninsa gen. Sanninsa genitive Sanninsa Sanniensa partitive Sanniaan Sanniansa Sannejaan Sannejansa inessive Sannissaan Sannissansa Sanneissaan Sanneissansa elative Sannistaan Sannistansa Sanneistaan Sanneistansa illative Sanniinsa Sanneihinsa adessive Sannillaan Sannillansa Sanneillaan Sanneillansa ablative Sanniltaan Sanniltansa Sanneiltaan Sanneiltansa allative Sannilleen Sannillensa Sanneilleen Sanneillensa essive Sanninaan Sanninansa Sanneinaan Sanneinansa translative Sannikseen Sanniksensa Sanneikseen Sanneiksensa abessive Sannittaan Sannittansa Sanneittaan Sanneittansa instructive — — comitative — Sanneineen Sanneinensa

Statistics

• Sanni is the 109^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 7,257 female individuals (and as a middle name to 969 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsan.niː/, [ˈs̠änːiː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsan.ni/, [ˈsänːi]

Proper noun

Sannī m pl (genitive Sannōrum); second declension

1. A tribe of Pontus mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Second-declension noun, plural only.

	plural
nominative	Sannī
genitive	Sannōrum
dative	Sannīs
accusative	Sannōs
ablative	Sannīs
vocative	Sannī

References

• “Sanni”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• Sanni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.