Finnish
Etymology
Medieval vernacular form of Middle High German [Term?] (compare German Berthold) and Old Swedish Bertil.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpertːu/, [ˈpe̞rt̪ːu]
- Rhymes: -ertːu
- Syllabification(key): Pert‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): Pert‧tu
Proper noun
Perttu
- a male given name
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension
| Inflection of Perttu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
|
| nominative
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Perttu
|
Pertut
|
| genitive
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Pertun
|
Perttujen
|
| partitive
|
Perttua
|
Perttuja
|
| illative
|
Perttuun
|
Perttuihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Perttu
|
Pertut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Perttu
|
Pertut
|
| gen.
|
Pertun
|
| genitive
|
Pertun
|
Perttujen
|
| partitive
|
Perttua
|
Perttuja
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| inessive
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Pertussa
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Pertuissa
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| elative
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Pertusta
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Pertuista
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| illative
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Perttuun
|
Perttuihin
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| adessive
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Pertulla
|
Pertuilla
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| ablative
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Pertulta
|
Pertuilta
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| allative
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Pertulle
|
Pertuille
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| essive
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Perttuna
|
Perttuina
|
| translative
|
Pertuksi
|
Pertuiksi
|
| abessive
|
Pertutta
|
Pertuitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Pertuin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Perttuni
|
Perttuni
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Perttuni
|
Perttuni
|
| gen.
|
Perttuni
|
| genitive
|
Perttuni
|
Perttujeni
|
| partitive
|
Perttuani
|
Perttujani
|
| inessive
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Pertussani
|
Pertuissani
|
| elative
|
Pertustani
|
Pertuistani
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| illative
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Perttuuni
|
Perttuihini
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| adessive
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Pertullani
|
Pertuillani
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| ablative
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Pertultani
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Pertuiltani
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| allative
|
Pertulleni
|
Pertuilleni
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| essive
|
Perttunani
|
Perttuinani
|
| translative
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Pertukseni
|
Pertuikseni
|
| abessive
|
Pertuttani
|
Pertuittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Perttuineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Perttusi
|
Perttusi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Perttusi
|
Perttusi
|
| gen.
|
Perttusi
|
| genitive
|
Perttusi
|
Perttujesi
|
| partitive
|
Perttuasi
|
Perttujasi
|
| inessive
|
Pertussasi
|
Pertuissasi
|
| elative
|
Pertustasi
|
Pertuistasi
|
| illative
|
Perttuusi
|
Perttuihisi
|
| adessive
|
Pertullasi
|
Pertuillasi
|
| ablative
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Pertultasi
|
Pertuiltasi
|
| allative
|
Pertullesi
|
Pertuillesi
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| essive
|
Perttunasi
|
Perttuinasi
|
| translative
|
Pertuksesi
|
Pertuiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Pertuttasi
|
Pertuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Perttuinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Perttumme
|
Perttumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Perttumme
|
Perttumme
|
| gen.
|
Perttumme
|
| genitive
|
Perttumme
|
Perttujemme
|
| partitive
|
Perttuamme
|
Perttujamme
|
| inessive
|
Pertussamme
|
Pertuissamme
|
| elative
|
Pertustamme
|
Pertuistamme
|
| illative
|
Perttuumme
|
Perttuihimme
|
| adessive
|
Pertullamme
|
Pertuillamme
|
| ablative
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Pertultamme
|
Pertuiltamme
|
| allative
|
Pertullemme
|
Pertuillemme
|
| essive
|
Perttunamme
|
Perttuinamme
|
| translative
|
Pertuksemme
|
Pertuiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Pertuttamme
|
Pertuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Perttuinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Perttunne
|
Perttunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Perttunne
|
Perttunne
|
| gen.
|
Perttunne
|
| genitive
|
Perttunne
|
Perttujenne
|
| partitive
|
Perttuanne
|
Perttujanne
|
| inessive
|
Pertussanne
|
Pertuissanne
|
| elative
|
Pertustanne
|
Pertuistanne
|
| illative
|
Perttuunne
|
Perttuihinne
|
| adessive
|
Pertullanne
|
Pertuillanne
|
| ablative
|
Pertultanne
|
Pertuiltanne
|
| allative
|
Pertullenne
|
Pertuillenne
|
| essive
|
Perttunanne
|
Perttuinanne
|
| translative
|
Pertuksenne
|
Pertuiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Pertuttanne
|
Pertuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Perttuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Perttunsa
|
Perttunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Perttunsa
|
Perttunsa
|
| gen.
|
Perttunsa
|
| genitive
|
Perttunsa
|
Perttujensa
|
| partitive
|
Perttuaan
Perttuansa
|
Perttujaan
Perttujansa
|
| inessive
|
Pertussaan
Pertussansa
|
Pertuissaan
Pertuissansa
|
| elative
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Pertustaan
Pertustansa
|
Pertuistaan
Pertuistansa
|
| illative
|
Perttuunsa
|
Perttuihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Pertullaan
Pertullansa
|
Pertuillaan
Pertuillansa
|
| ablative
|
Pertultaan
Pertultansa
|
Pertuiltaan
Pertuiltansa
|
| allative
|
Pertulleen
Pertullensa
|
Pertuilleen
Pertuillensa
|
| essive
|
Perttunaan
Perttunansa
|
Perttuinaan
Perttuinansa
|
| translative
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Pertukseen
Pertuksensa
|
Pertuikseen
Pertuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Pertuttaan
Pertuttansa
|
Pertuittaan
Pertuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Perttuineen
Perttuinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Statistics
- Perttu is the 231st most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 2,363 male individuals (and as a middle name to 556 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- Perttu is the 2464th (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 327 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.