Uosukainen

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Finnish

Etymology

uosuka- +‎ -(i)nen, either from a Germanic diminutive Uozo of Old High German Uodalrich, which could have yielded a Karelian vernacular form Uosukka, or the same Karelian form could instead derive from a diminutive form of Russian Василий (Vasilij).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuo̯sukɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): Uo‧su‧kai‧nen

Proper noun

Uosukainen

  1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Uosukainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative Uosukainen Uosukaiset
genitive Uosukaisen Uosukaisten
Uosukaisien
partitive Uosukaista Uosukaisia
illative Uosukaiseen Uosukaisiin
singular plural
nominative Uosukainen Uosukaiset
accusative nom. Uosukainen Uosukaiset
gen. Uosukaisen
genitive Uosukaisen Uosukaisten
Uosukaisien
partitive Uosukaista Uosukaisia
inessive Uosukaisessa Uosukaisissa
elative Uosukaisesta Uosukaisista
illative Uosukaiseen Uosukaisiin
adessive Uosukaisella Uosukaisilla
ablative Uosukaiselta Uosukaisilta
allative Uosukaiselle Uosukaisille
essive Uosukaisena Uosukaisina
translative Uosukaiseksi Uosukaisiksi
abessive Uosukaisetta Uosukaisitta
instructive Uosukaisin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Uosukainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

Statistics

  • Uosukainen is the 1861st (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 457 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

  1. ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN