Mikkeli
See also: mikkeli
English
Finnish
Etymology
Obsolete variant of the given name Mikael. In Finnish, towns named after individuals are often left as is. Compare Pietari (“St Petersburg”), Antrea (from St Andrew), Loviisa, Kaarina (“St Catherine”) and Marttila (“St Matthew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmikːeli/, [ˈmikːe̞li]
- Rhymes: -ikːeli
- Syllabification(key): Mik‧ke‧li
Proper noun
Mikkeli
- Mikkeli (a town and municipality of Finland)
- (rare) a male given name
- (rare) a surname
Usage notes
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when talking about location; for example, "in Mikkeli" is Mikkelissä.
Declension
Inflection of Mikkeli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Mikkeli | Mikkelit | ||
genitive | Mikkelin | Mikkelien Mikkeleiden Mikkeleitten | ||
partitive | Mikkeliä | Mikkeleitä Mikkelejä | ||
illative | Mikkeliin | Mikkeleihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Mikkeli | Mikkelit | ||
accusative | nom. | Mikkeli | Mikkelit | |
gen. | Mikkelin | |||
genitive | Mikkelin | Mikkelien Mikkeleiden Mikkeleitten | ||
partitive | Mikkeliä | Mikkeleitä Mikkelejä | ||
inessive | Mikkelissä | Mikkeleissä | ||
elative | Mikkelistä | Mikkeleistä | ||
illative | Mikkeliin | Mikkeleihin | ||
adessive | Mikkelillä | Mikkeleillä | ||
ablative | Mikkeliltä | Mikkeleiltä | ||
allative | Mikkelille | Mikkeleille | ||
essive | Mikkelinä | Mikkeleinä | ||
translative | Mikkeliksi | Mikkeleiksi | ||
instructive | — | Mikkelein | ||
abessive | Mikkelittä | Mikkeleittä | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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Ingrian
Etymology
Ultimately from Ancient Greek Μιχαήλ (Mikhaḗl).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈmikːeli/, [ˈmikːəlʲ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈmikːeli/, [ˈmikːe̞li]
- Rhymes: -ikːel, -ikːeli
- Hyphenation: mik‧ke‧li
Proper noun
Mikkeli
- a male given name, equivalent to English Michael
- (Christianity) Michaelmas (feast on 29 September)
Declension
Declension of Mikkeli (type 5/vahti, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Mikkeli | Mikkelit |
genitive | Mikkelin | Mikkeliin, Mikkelilöin |
partitive | Mikkeliä | Mikkelijä, Mikkelilöjä |
illative | Mikkelii | Mikkelii, Mikkelilöihe |
inessive | Mikkeliis | Mikkeliis, Mikkelilöis |
elative | Mikkelist | Mikkeliist, Mikkelilöist |
allative | Mikkelille | Mikkeliille, Mikkelilöille |
adessive | Mikkeliil | Mikkeliil, Mikkelilöil |
ablative | Mikkelilt | Mikkeliilt, Mikkelilöilt |
translative | Mikkeliks | Mikkeliiks, Mikkelilöiks |
essive | Mikkelinnä, Mikkeliin | Mikkeliinnä, Mikkelilöinnä, Mikkeliin, Mikkelilöin |
exessive1) | Mikkelint | Mikkeliint, Mikkelilöint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 310
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