Finnish
Etymology
From Sami (compare Skolt Sami vääll).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːlɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ːlɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑːlɑ
- Syllabification(key): Vaa‧la
- Hyphenation(key): Vaa‧la
Proper noun
Vaala
- a municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland
- Synonym: (before 1954) Säräisniemi
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Vaala" is Vaalassa.
| Inflection of Vaala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Vaala
|
—
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| genitive
|
Vaalan
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Vaalaa
|
—
|
| illative
|
Vaalaan
|
—
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Vaala
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vaala
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Vaalan
|
| genitive
|
Vaalan
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Vaalaa
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Vaalassa
|
—
|
| elative
|
Vaalasta
|
—
|
| illative
|
Vaalaan
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Vaalalla
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Vaalalta
|
—
|
| allative
|
Vaalalle
|
—
|
| essive
|
Vaalana
|
—
|
| translative
|
Vaalaksi
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Vaalatta
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Vaalani
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vaalani
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Vaalani
|
| genitive
|
Vaalani
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Vaalaani
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Vaalassani
|
—
|
| elative
|
Vaalastani
|
—
|
| illative
|
Vaalaani
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Vaalallani
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Vaalaltani
|
—
|
| allative
|
Vaalalleni
|
—
|
| essive
|
Vaalanani
|
—
|
| translative
|
Vaalakseni
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Vaalattani
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Vaalasi
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vaalasi
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Vaalasi
|
| genitive
|
Vaalasi
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Vaalaasi
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Vaalassasi
|
—
|
| elative
|
Vaalastasi
|
—
|
| illative
|
Vaalaasi
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Vaalallasi
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Vaalaltasi
|
—
|
| allative
|
Vaalallesi
|
—
|
| essive
|
Vaalanasi
|
—
|
| translative
|
Vaalaksesi
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Vaalattasi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Vaalamme
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vaalamme
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Vaalamme
|
| genitive
|
Vaalamme
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Vaalaamme
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Vaalassamme
|
—
|
| elative
|
Vaalastamme
|
—
|
| illative
|
Vaalaamme
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Vaalallamme
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Vaalaltamme
|
—
|
| allative
|
Vaalallemme
|
—
|
| essive
|
Vaalanamme
|
—
|
| translative
|
Vaalaksemme
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Vaalattamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Vaalanne
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vaalanne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Vaalanne
|
| genitive
|
Vaalanne
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Vaalaanne
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Vaalassanne
|
—
|
| elative
|
Vaalastanne
|
—
|
| illative
|
Vaalaanne
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Vaalallanne
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Vaalaltanne
|
—
|
| allative
|
Vaalallenne
|
—
|
| essive
|
Vaalananne
|
—
|
| translative
|
Vaalaksenne
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Vaalattanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Vaalansa
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vaalansa
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Vaalansa
|
| genitive
|
Vaalansa
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Vaalaansa
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Vaalassaan
Vaalassansa
|
—
|
| elative
|
Vaalastaan
Vaalastansa
|
—
|
| illative
|
Vaalaansa
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Vaalallaan
Vaalallansa
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Vaalaltaan
Vaalaltansa
|
—
|
| allative
|
Vaalalleen
Vaalallensa
|
—
|
| essive
|
Vaalanaan
Vaalanansa
|
—
|
| translative
|
Vaalakseen
Vaalaksensa
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Vaalattaan
Vaalattansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
|
Derived terms
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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