Mustasaari

Finnish

Etymology

musta (“black”) +‎ saari (“island”), although the reason behind this name is not entirely clear.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmustɑˌsɑːri/, [ˈmus̠t̪ɑˌs̠ɑːri]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːri
  • Syllabification(key): mus‧ta‧saa‧ri

Proper noun

Mustasaari

  1. Korsholm (a municipality of Ostrobothnia, Finland)

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when talking about location; for example, "in Mustasaari" is Mustasaaressa.

Inflection of Mustasaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
nominative Mustasaari —
genitive Mustasaaren —
partitive Mustasaarta —
illative Mustasaareen —
singular plural
nominative Mustasaari —
accusative nom. Mustasaari —
gen. Mustasaaren
genitive Mustasaaren —
partitive Mustasaarta —
inessive Mustasaaressa —
elative Mustasaaresta —
illative Mustasaareen —
adessive Mustasaarella —
ablative Mustasaarelta —
allative Mustasaarelle —
essive Mustasaarena —
translative Mustasaareksi —
instructive — —
abessive Mustasaaretta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Mustasaari (type pieni)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Mustasaareni —
accusative nom. Mustasaareni —
gen. Mustasaareni
genitive Mustasaareni —
partitive Mustasaartani —
inessive Mustasaaressani —
elative Mustasaarestani —
illative Mustasaareeni —
adessive Mustasaarellani —
ablative Mustasaareltani —
allative Mustasaarelleni —
essive Mustasaarenani —
translative Mustasaarekseni —
instructive — —
abessive Mustasaarettani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Mustasaaresi —
accusative nom. Mustasaaresi —
gen. Mustasaaresi
genitive Mustasaaresi —
partitive Mustasaartasi —
inessive Mustasaaressasi —
elative Mustasaarestasi —
illative Mustasaareesi —
adessive Mustasaarellasi —
ablative Mustasaareltasi —
allative Mustasaarellesi —
essive Mustasaarenasi —
translative Mustasaareksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Mustasaarettasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Mustasaaremme —
accusative nom. Mustasaaremme —
gen. Mustasaaremme
genitive Mustasaaremme —
partitive Mustasaartamme —
inessive Mustasaaressamme —
elative Mustasaarestamme —
illative Mustasaareemme —
adessive Mustasaarellamme —
ablative Mustasaareltamme —
allative Mustasaarellemme —
essive Mustasaarenamme —
translative Mustasaareksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Mustasaarettamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Mustasaarenne —
accusative nom. Mustasaarenne —
gen. Mustasaarenne
genitive Mustasaarenne —
partitive Mustasaartanne —
inessive Mustasaaressanne —
elative Mustasaarestanne —
illative Mustasaareenne —
adessive Mustasaarellanne —
ablative Mustasaareltanne —
allative Mustasaarellenne —
essive Mustasaarenanne —
translative Mustasaareksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Mustasaarettanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Mustasaarensa —
accusative nom. Mustasaarensa —
gen. Mustasaarensa
genitive Mustasaarensa —
partitive Mustasaartaan
Mustasaartansa
—
inessive Mustasaaressaan
Mustasaaressansa
—
elative Mustasaarestaan
Mustasaarestansa
—
illative Mustasaareensa —
adessive Mustasaarellaan
Mustasaarellansa
—
ablative Mustasaareltaan
Mustasaareltansa
—
allative Mustasaarelleen
Mustasaarellensa
—
essive Mustasaarenaan
Mustasaarenansa
—
translative Mustasaarekseen
Mustasaareksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Mustasaarettaan
Mustasaarettansa
—
comitative — —

References

  1. Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007) Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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