Sauvo

See also: sauvo

Finnish

Etymology

Theories include derivations from an earlier *Saugo(i) (as part of *Saugonlahti), possibly somehow from saukko or derivation from older *Sago (possibly from a given name). The given name and the place name are probably related.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑu̯ʋo/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝u̯w(ː)o̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑuʋo
• Hyphenation^(key): Sau‧vo

Proper noun

Sauvo

1. A municipality of Southwest Finland.
2. (now rare) a male given name

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Sauvo" is Sauvossa.

Inflection of Sauvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Sauvo	—
genitive		Sauvon	—
partitive		Sauvoa	—
illative		Sauvoon	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Sauvo	—
accusative	nom.	Sauvo	—
	gen.	Sauvon
genitive		Sauvon	—
partitive		Sauvoa	—
inessive		Sauvossa	—
elative		Sauvosta	—
illative		Sauvoon	—
adessive		Sauvolla	—
ablative		Sauvolta	—
allative		Sauvolle	—
essive		Sauvona	—
translative		Sauvoksi	—
abessive		Sauvotta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sauvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sauvoni — accusative nom. Sauvoni — gen. Sauvoni genitive Sauvoni — partitive Sauvoani — inessive Sauvossani — elative Sauvostani — illative Sauvooni — adessive Sauvollani — ablative Sauvoltani — allative Sauvolleni — essive Sauvonani — translative Sauvokseni — abessive Sauvottani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sauvosi — accusative nom. Sauvosi — gen. Sauvosi genitive Sauvosi — partitive Sauvoasi — inessive Sauvossasi — elative Sauvostasi — illative Sauvoosi — adessive Sauvollasi — ablative Sauvoltasi — allative Sauvollesi — essive Sauvonasi — translative Sauvoksesi — abessive Sauvottasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sauvomme — accusative nom. Sauvomme — gen. Sauvomme genitive Sauvomme — partitive Sauvoamme — inessive Sauvossamme — elative Sauvostamme — illative Sauvoomme — adessive Sauvollamme — ablative Sauvoltamme — allative Sauvollemme — essive Sauvonamme — translative Sauvoksemme — abessive Sauvottamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sauvonne — accusative nom. Sauvonne — gen. Sauvonne genitive Sauvonne — partitive Sauvoanne — inessive Sauvossanne — elative Sauvostanne — illative Sauvoonne — adessive Sauvollanne — ablative Sauvoltanne — allative Sauvollenne — essive Sauvonanne — translative Sauvoksenne — abessive Sauvottanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sauvonsa — accusative nom. Sauvonsa — gen. Sauvonsa genitive Sauvonsa — partitive Sauvoaan Sauvoansa — inessive Sauvossaan Sauvossansa — elative Sauvostaan Sauvostansa — illative Sauvoonsa — adessive Sauvollaan Sauvollansa — ablative Sauvoltaan Sauvoltansa — allative Sauvolleen Sauvollensa — essive Sauvonaan Sauvonansa — translative Sauvokseen Sauvoksensa — abessive Sauvottaan Sauvottansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• sauvolainen

Statistics

• The given name Sauvo belongs to 6 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• osuva, suova