Sortavala

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English

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Proper noun

Sortavala

  1. A town in Karelia, Russia, formerly in Finland.

Finnish

Etymology

From Sortava (an anthroponym) +‎ -la, from the present active participle of sortaa (primarily in the sense "to tip over, cause to fall over, knock down").

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsortɑʋɑlɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Sor‧ta‧va‧la

Proper noun

Sortavala

  1. Sortavala (a town in Karelia, Russia, formerly part of Finland)

Declension

Inflection of Sortavala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Sortavala
genitive Sortavalan
partitive Sortavalaa
illative Sortavalaan
singular plural
nominative Sortavala
accusative nom. Sortavala
gen. Sortavalan
genitive Sortavalan
partitive Sortavalaa
inessive Sortavalassa
elative Sortavalasta
illative Sortavalaan
adessive Sortavalalla
ablative Sortavalalta
allative Sortavalalle
essive Sortavalana
translative Sortavalaksi
abessive Sortavalatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Sortavala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sortavalani
accusative nom. Sortavalani
gen. Sortavalani
genitive Sortavalani
partitive Sortavalaani
inessive Sortavalassani
elative Sortavalastani
illative Sortavalaani
adessive Sortavalallani
ablative Sortavalaltani
allative Sortavalalleni
essive Sortavalanani
translative Sortavalakseni
abessive Sortavalattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Sortavalasi
accusative nom. Sortavalasi
gen. Sortavalasi
genitive Sortavalasi
partitive Sortavalaasi
inessive Sortavalassasi
elative Sortavalastasi
illative Sortavalaasi
adessive Sortavalallasi
ablative Sortavalaltasi
allative Sortavalallesi
essive Sortavalanasi
translative Sortavalaksesi
abessive Sortavalattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sortavalamme
accusative nom. Sortavalamme
gen. Sortavalamme
genitive Sortavalamme
partitive Sortavalaamme
inessive Sortavalassamme
elative Sortavalastamme
illative Sortavalaamme
adessive Sortavalallamme
ablative Sortavalaltamme
allative Sortavalallemme
essive Sortavalanamme
translative Sortavalaksemme
abessive Sortavalattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Sortavalanne
accusative nom. Sortavalanne
gen. Sortavalanne
genitive Sortavalanne
partitive Sortavalaanne
inessive Sortavalassanne
elative Sortavalastanne
illative Sortavalaanne
adessive Sortavalallanne
ablative Sortavalaltanne
allative Sortavalallenne
essive Sortavalananne
translative Sortavalaksenne
abessive Sortavalattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Sortavalansa
accusative nom. Sortavalansa
gen. Sortavalansa
genitive Sortavalansa
partitive Sortavalaansa
inessive Sortavalassaan
Sortavalassansa
elative Sortavalastaan
Sortavalastansa
illative Sortavalaansa
adessive Sortavalallaan
Sortavalallansa
ablative Sortavalaltaan
Sortavalaltansa
allative Sortavalalleen
Sortavalallensa
essive Sortavalanaan
Sortavalanansa
translative Sortavalakseen
Sortavalaksensa
abessive Sortavalattaan
Sortavalattansa
instructive
comitative

Descendants

  • English: Sortavala
  • Russian: Сортавала (Sortavala)
  • Swedish: Sordavala

References

  • Nissilä, Viljo (1975) Suomen Karjalan nimistö, Joensuu