Pentti

Finnish

Etymology

Traditional form of the Latin saint's name Benedictus (Benedict), partly via Old Swedish or Swedish Bengt or Bente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpentːi/, [ˈpe̞n̪t̪ːi]
  • Hyphenation: Pent‧ti

Proper noun

Pentti

  1. A male given name, equivalent to English Benedict.
  2. (rare) A surname based on the given name.

Usage notes

  • The most common first name of men born in Finland in 1927 - 1936.

Declension

Inflection of Pentti (Kotus type 5/risti, tt-t gradation)
nominative Pentti Pentit
genitive Pentin Penttien
partitive Penttiä Penttejä
illative Penttiin Pentteihin
singular plural
nominative Pentti Pentit
accusative nom. Pentti Pentit
gen. Pentin
genitive Pentin Penttien
partitive Penttiä Penttejä
inessive Pentissä Penteissä
elative Pentistä Penteistä
illative Penttiin Pentteihin
adessive Pentillä Penteillä
ablative Pentiltä Penteiltä
allative Pentille Penteille
essive Penttinä Pentteinä
translative Pentiksi Penteiksi
instructive Pentein
abessive Pentittä Penteittä
comitative Pentteineen
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