Oulu

See also: Ōulù

English

Etymology

From Finnish Oulu.

Proper noun

Oulu

  1. A city in northern Finland.
  2. A town in Wisconsin, in the United States.
  3. A lake in northern Finland.

Synonyms

  • (lake): Oulujarvi, Cajania (historical)

Translations

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from the dialectal term oulu (“floodwater”),[1] a Sami borrowing, ultimately from Proto-Samic *oalē (“waterway”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈou̯lu/, [ˈo̞u̯lu]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oulu
  • Syllabification(key): Ou‧lu

Proper noun

Oulu

  1. Oulu (the capital city of North Ostrobothnia, Finland)

Declension

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

Inflection of Oulu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative Oulu —
genitive Oulun —
partitive Oulua —
illative Ouluun —
singular plural
nominative Oulu —
accusative nom. Oulu —
gen. Oulun
genitive Oulun —
partitive Oulua —
inessive Oulussa —
elative Oulusta —
illative Ouluun —
adessive Oululla —
ablative Oululta —
allative Oululle —
essive Ouluna —
translative Ouluksi —
instructive — —
abessive Oulutta —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Oulu (type valo)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Ouluni —
accusative nom. Ouluni —
gen. Ouluni
genitive Ouluni —
partitive Ouluani —
inessive Oulussani —
elative Oulustani —
illative Ouluuni —
adessive Oulullani —
ablative Oulultani —
allative Oululleni —
essive Oulunani —
translative Oulukseni —
instructive — —
abessive Ouluttani —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Oulusi —
accusative nom. Oulusi —
gen. Oulusi
genitive Oulusi —
partitive Ouluasi —
inessive Oulussasi —
elative Oulustasi —
illative Ouluusi —
adessive Oulullasi —
ablative Oulultasi —
allative Oulullesi —
essive Oulunasi —
translative Ouluksesi —
instructive — —
abessive Ouluttasi —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Oulumme —
accusative nom. Oulumme —
gen. Oulumme
genitive Oulumme —
partitive Ouluamme —
inessive Oulussamme —
elative Oulustamme —
illative Ouluumme —
adessive Oulullamme —
ablative Oulultamme —
allative Oulullemme —
essive Oulunamme —
translative Ouluksemme —
instructive — —
abessive Ouluttamme —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Oulunne —
accusative nom. Oulunne —
gen. Oulunne
genitive Oulunne —
partitive Ouluanne —
inessive Oulussanne —
elative Oulustanne —
illative Ouluunne —
adessive Oulullanne —
ablative Oulultanne —
allative Oulullenne —
essive Oulunanne —
translative Ouluksenne —
instructive — —
abessive Ouluttanne —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Oulunsa —
accusative nom. Oulunsa —
gen. Oulunsa
genitive Oulunsa —
partitive Ouluaan
Ouluansa
—
inessive Oulussaan
Oulussansa
—
elative Oulustaan
Oulustansa
—
illative Ouluunsa —
adessive Oulullaan
Oulullansa
—
ablative Oulultaan
Oulultansa
—
allative Oululleen
Oulullensa
—
essive Oulunaan
Oulunansa
—
translative Oulukseen
Ouluksensa
—
instructive — —
abessive Ouluttaan
Ouluttansa
—
comitative — —

Derived terms

References

  1. Janne Saarikivi: Oulu-nimen etymologia / "Etymology of the name Oulu"
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