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Pellervoinen
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Finnish
fi 2016 October 27
Etymology
Equivalent to fi Pellervo inen.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi Finnish mythology A god of fields and growth.
1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 2:13-16:
fi Pellervoinen, pellon poika, / Sampsa poika pikkarainen, / Sep' on maita kylvämähän, / Toukoja tihittämähän! Pellervoinen, gnome of plowland, / Little Sampsa Pellervoinen, / He's the boy to do the planting, / Sow the seeds and sow them thickly.
Declension
Pellervoi a
Related terms
fi Pellervo
See also
fi Sampsa
fi Finnic mythology