Ansa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ansa"

Finnish

Etymology

Diminutive of Anna, Anna-Liisa. May also be interpreted as ansa (“trap”) by analogy with paula (“snare”) corresponding to the female name Paula (even though the two are not related).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑnsɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ns̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnsɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): An‧sa

Proper noun

Ansa

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Ansa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Ansa	Ansat
genitive		Ansan	Ansojen
partitive		Ansaa	Ansoja
illative		Ansaan	Ansoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Ansa	Ansat
accusative	nom.	Ansa	Ansat
	gen.	Ansan
genitive		Ansan	Ansojen Ansain rare
partitive		Ansaa	Ansoja
inessive		Ansassa	Ansoissa
elative		Ansasta	Ansoista
illative		Ansaan	Ansoihin
adessive		Ansalla	Ansoilla
ablative		Ansalta	Ansoilta
allative		Ansalle	Ansoille
essive		Ansana	Ansoina
translative		Ansaksi	Ansoiksi
abessive		Ansatta	Ansoitta
instructive		—	Ansoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ansani Ansani accusative nom. Ansani Ansani gen. Ansani genitive Ansani Ansojeni Ansaini rare partitive Ansaani Ansojani inessive Ansassani Ansoissani elative Ansastani Ansoistani illative Ansaani Ansoihini adessive Ansallani Ansoillani ablative Ansaltani Ansoiltani allative Ansalleni Ansoilleni essive Ansanani Ansoinani translative Ansakseni Ansoikseni abessive Ansattani Ansoittani instructive — — comitative — Ansoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Ansasi Ansasi accusative nom. Ansasi Ansasi gen. Ansasi genitive Ansasi Ansojesi Ansaisi rare partitive Ansaasi Ansojasi inessive Ansassasi Ansoissasi elative Ansastasi Ansoistasi illative Ansaasi Ansoihisi adessive Ansallasi Ansoillasi ablative Ansaltasi Ansoiltasi allative Ansallesi Ansoillesi essive Ansanasi Ansoinasi translative Ansaksesi Ansoiksesi abessive Ansattasi Ansoittasi instructive — — comitative — Ansoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ansamme Ansamme accusative nom. Ansamme Ansamme gen. Ansamme genitive Ansamme Ansojemme Ansaimme rare partitive Ansaamme Ansojamme inessive Ansassamme Ansoissamme elative Ansastamme Ansoistamme illative Ansaamme Ansoihimme adessive Ansallamme Ansoillamme ablative Ansaltamme Ansoiltamme allative Ansallemme Ansoillemme essive Ansanamme Ansoinamme translative Ansaksemme Ansoiksemme abessive Ansattamme Ansoittamme instructive — — comitative — Ansoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Ansanne Ansanne accusative nom. Ansanne Ansanne gen. Ansanne genitive Ansanne Ansojenne Ansainne rare partitive Ansaanne Ansojanne inessive Ansassanne Ansoissanne elative Ansastanne Ansoistanne illative Ansaanne Ansoihinne adessive Ansallanne Ansoillanne ablative Ansaltanne Ansoiltanne allative Ansallenne Ansoillenne essive Ansananne Ansoinanne translative Ansaksenne Ansoiksenne abessive Ansattanne Ansoittanne instructive — — comitative — Ansoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Ansansa Ansansa accusative nom. Ansansa Ansansa gen. Ansansa genitive Ansansa Ansojensa Ansainsa rare partitive Ansaansa Ansojaan Ansojansa inessive Ansassaan Ansassansa Ansoissaan Ansoissansa elative Ansastaan Ansastansa Ansoistaan Ansoistansa illative Ansaansa Ansoihinsa adessive Ansallaan Ansallansa Ansoillaan Ansoillansa ablative Ansaltaan Ansaltansa Ansoiltaan Ansoiltansa allative Ansalleen Ansallensa Ansoilleen Ansoillensa essive Ansanaan Ansanansa Ansoinaan Ansoinansa translative Ansakseen Ansaksensa Ansoikseen Ansoiksensa abessive Ansattaan Ansattansa Ansoittaan Ansoittansa instructive — — comitative — Ansoineen Ansoinensa

Statistics

• Ansa is the 475^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 783 female individuals (and as a middle name to 205 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.