Koli
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Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From dialectal koli (“bald”), from Russian голый (golyj).[1]
Proper noun
Koli
- A large, partially forested hill located in North Karelia, Finland.
Declension
| Inflection of Koli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | Koli | — | |
| genitive | Kolin | — | |
| partitive | Kolia | — | |
| illative | Koliin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Koli | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Koli | — |
| gen. | Kolin | ||
| genitive | Kolin | — | |
| partitive | Kolia | — | |
| inessive | Kolissa | — | |
| elative | Kolista | — | |
| illative | Koliin | — | |
| adessive | Kolilla | — | |
| ablative | Kolilta | — | |
| allative | Kolille | — | |
| essive | Kolina | — | |
| translative | Koliksi | — | |
| abessive | Kolitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Etymology 2
From the Old Norse given name Kolr. Possibly also a byname/nickname from dialectal koli (“bald”) (like in Koli, etymology 1).[2]
Proper noun
Koli
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Koli (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Koli | Kolit | |
| genitive | Kolin | Kolien | |
| partitive | Kolia | Koleja | |
| illative | Koliin | Koleihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Koli | Kolit | |
| accusative | nom. | Koli | Kolit |
| gen. | Kolin | ||
| genitive | Kolin | Kolien | |
| partitive | Kolia | Koleja | |
| inessive | Kolissa | Koleissa | |
| elative | Kolista | Koleista | |
| illative | Koliin | Koleihin | |
| adessive | Kolilla | Koleilla | |
| ablative | Kolilta | Koleilta | |
| allative | Kolille | Koleille | |
| essive | Kolina | Koleina | |
| translative | Koliksi | Koleiksi | |
| abessive | Kolitta | Koleitta | |
| instructive | — | Kolein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Statistics
- Koli is the 1320th (tied with 1 other surname) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 645 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN