In eastern Finland, from a vernacular form of Russian Мелентий (Melentij) + -nen. in Western Finland, probably instead from a place name like Melasjärvi (< mela).[1]
Melanen
| Inflection of Melanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Melanen | Melaset | |
| genitive | Melasen | Melasten Melasien | |
| partitive | Melasta | Melasia | |
| illative | Melaseen | Melasiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Melanen | Melaset | |
| accusative | nom. | Melanen | Melaset |
| gen. | Melasen | ||
| genitive | Melasen | Melasten Melasien | |
| partitive | Melasta | Melasia | |
| inessive | Melasessa | Melasissa | |
| elative | Melasesta | Melasista | |
| illative | Melaseen | Melasiin | |
| adessive | Melasella | Melasilla | |
| ablative | Melaselta | Melasilta | |
| allative | Melaselle | Melasille | |
| essive | Melasena | Melasina | |
| translative | Melaseksi | Melasiksi | |
| abessive | Melasetta | Melasitta | |
| instructive | — | Melasin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||