From place names (earlier *Paskoja), through syncope of paska + oja. The initial part may have referred to the color of the water or disparagingly refer to a small, puny brook.[1]
Passoja
Inflection of Passoja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Passoja | Passojat | |
genitive | Passojan | Passojien | |
partitive | Passojaa | Passojia | |
illative | Passojaan | Passojiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Passoja | Passojat | |
accusative | nom. | Passoja | Passojat |
gen. | Passojan | ||
genitive | Passojan | Passojien Passojain rare | |
partitive | Passojaa | Passojia | |
inessive | Passojassa | Passojissa | |
elative | Passojasta | Passojista | |
illative | Passojaan | Passojiin | |
adessive | Passojalla | Passojilla | |
ablative | Passojalta | Passojilta | |
allative | Passojalle | Passojille | |
essive | Passojana | Passojina | |
translative | Passojaksi | Passojiksi | |
abessive | Passojatta | Passojitta | |
instructive | — | Passojin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |