Finnish
Etymology
From pohjoinen (“north”) + -la (suffix indicating location).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpohjolɑ/, [ˈpo̞xjo̞lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ohjolɑ
- Syllabification(key): Poh‧jo‧la
- Hyphenation(key): Poh‧jo‧la
Proper noun
Pohjola
- The Nordic countries.
- A prominent mythical location in the Finnish national epic Kalevala, typically translated as Northland. It is depicted as the main rival of Kalevala, the home of the heroes of the epic.
- a Finnish surname
- alternative letter-case form of pohjola
Declension
| Inflection of Pohjola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Pohjola
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—
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| genitive
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Pohjolan
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjolaa
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—
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| illative
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Pohjolaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pohjola
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjola
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjolan
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| genitive
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Pohjolan
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjolaa
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjolassa
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—
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| elative
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Pohjolasta
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—
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| illative
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Pohjolaan
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjolalla
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjolalta
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—
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| allative
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Pohjolalle
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—
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| essive
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Pohjolana
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—
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| translative
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Pohjolaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjolatta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pohjolani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjolani
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjolani
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| genitive
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Pohjolani
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjolaani
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjolassani
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—
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| elative
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Pohjolastani
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—
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| illative
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Pohjolaani
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjolallani
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjolaltani
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—
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| allative
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Pohjolalleni
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—
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| essive
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Pohjolanani
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—
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| translative
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Pohjolakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjolattani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pohjolasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjolasi
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjolasi
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| genitive
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Pohjolasi
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjolaasi
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjolassasi
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—
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| elative
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Pohjolastasi
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—
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| illative
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Pohjolaasi
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjolallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjolaltasi
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—
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| allative
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Pohjolallesi
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—
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| essive
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Pohjolanasi
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—
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| translative
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Pohjolaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjolattasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pohjolamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjolamme
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjolamme
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| genitive
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Pohjolamme
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjolaamme
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjolassamme
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—
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| elative
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Pohjolastamme
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—
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| illative
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Pohjolaamme
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjolallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjolaltamme
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—
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| allative
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Pohjolallemme
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—
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| essive
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Pohjolanamme
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—
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| translative
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Pohjolaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjolattamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pohjolanne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjolanne
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjolanne
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| genitive
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Pohjolanne
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjolaanne
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjolassanne
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—
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| elative
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Pohjolastanne
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—
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| illative
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Pohjolaanne
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjolallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjolaltanne
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—
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| allative
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Pohjolallenne
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—
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| essive
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Pohjolananne
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—
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| translative
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Pohjolaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjolattanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pohjolansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjolansa
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjolansa
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| genitive
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Pohjolansa
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjolaansa
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjolassaan
Pohjolassansa
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—
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| elative
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Pohjolastaan
Pohjolastansa
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—
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| illative
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Pohjolaansa
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjolallaan
Pohjolallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjolaltaan
Pohjolaltansa
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—
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| allative
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Pohjolalleen
Pohjolallensa
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—
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| essive
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Pohjolanaan
Pohjolanansa
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—
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| translative
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Pohjolakseen
Pohjolaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjolattaan
Pohjolattansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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Synonyms
Derived terms
Statistics
- Pohjola is the 309th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,607 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.