Hämeenlinna

English

Etymology

From Finnish Hämeenlinna.

Proper noun

Hämeenlinna

1. A city and municipality of Tavastia Proper, in southern Finland.

Translations

city

• Finnish: Hämeenlinna (fi)
• Greek: Χάμενλιννα (Chámenlinna)
• Russian: Хя́меэнлинна (Xjámeenlinna)
• Swedish: Tavastehus n

Finnish

Etymology

Hämeen (“of Häme; a historical province of Finland”) +‎ linna (“castle”), from Hämeen linna (“Häme castle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhæmeːnˌlinːɑ/, [ˈhæme̞ːnˌlinːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -inːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Hä‧meen‧lin‧na

Proper noun

Hämeenlinna

1. Hämeenlinna (a city and municipality of Tavastia Proper, in southern Finland)

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Hämeenlinna" is Hämeenlinnassa.

Inflection of Hämeenlinna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Hämeenlinna	—
genitive		Hämeenlinnan	—
partitive		Hämeenlinnaa	—
illative		Hämeenlinnaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Hämeenlinna	—
accusative	nom.	Hämeenlinna	—
	gen.	Hämeenlinnan
genitive		Hämeenlinnan	—
partitive		Hämeenlinnaa	—
inessive		Hämeenlinnassa	—
elative		Hämeenlinnasta	—
illative		Hämeenlinnaan	—
adessive		Hämeenlinnalla	—
ablative		Hämeenlinnalta	—
allative		Hämeenlinnalle	—
essive		Hämeenlinnana	—
translative		Hämeenlinnaksi	—
abessive		Hämeenlinnatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Hämeenlinna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hämeenlinnani — accusative nom. Hämeenlinnani — gen. Hämeenlinnani genitive Hämeenlinnani — partitive Hämeenlinnaani — inessive Hämeenlinnassani — elative Hämeenlinnastani — illative Hämeenlinnaani — adessive Hämeenlinnallani — ablative Hämeenlinnaltani — allative Hämeenlinnalleni — essive Hämeenlinnanani — translative Hämeenlinnakseni — abessive Hämeenlinnattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hämeenlinnasi — accusative nom. Hämeenlinnasi — gen. Hämeenlinnasi genitive Hämeenlinnasi — partitive Hämeenlinnaasi — inessive Hämeenlinnassasi — elative Hämeenlinnastasi — illative Hämeenlinnaasi — adessive Hämeenlinnallasi — ablative Hämeenlinnaltasi — allative Hämeenlinnallesi — essive Hämeenlinnanasi — translative Hämeenlinnaksesi — abessive Hämeenlinnattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hämeenlinnamme — accusative nom. Hämeenlinnamme — gen. Hämeenlinnamme genitive Hämeenlinnamme — partitive Hämeenlinnaamme — inessive Hämeenlinnassamme — elative Hämeenlinnastamme — illative Hämeenlinnaamme — adessive Hämeenlinnallamme — ablative Hämeenlinnaltamme — allative Hämeenlinnallemme — essive Hämeenlinnanamme — translative Hämeenlinnaksemme — abessive Hämeenlinnattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hämeenlinnanne — accusative nom. Hämeenlinnanne — gen. Hämeenlinnanne genitive Hämeenlinnanne — partitive Hämeenlinnaanne — inessive Hämeenlinnassanne — elative Hämeenlinnastanne — illative Hämeenlinnaanne — adessive Hämeenlinnallanne — ablative Hämeenlinnaltanne — allative Hämeenlinnallenne — essive Hämeenlinnananne — translative Hämeenlinnaksenne — abessive Hämeenlinnattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Hämeenlinnansa — accusative nom. Hämeenlinnansa — gen. Hämeenlinnansa genitive Hämeenlinnansa — partitive Hämeenlinnaansa — inessive Hämeenlinnassaan Hämeenlinnassansa — elative Hämeenlinnastaan Hämeenlinnastansa — illative Hämeenlinnaansa — adessive Hämeenlinnallaan Hämeenlinnallansa — ablative Hämeenlinnaltaan Hämeenlinnaltansa — allative Hämeenlinnalleen Hämeenlinnallensa — essive Hämeenlinnanaan Hämeenlinnanansa — translative Hämeenlinnakseen Hämeenlinnaksensa — abessive Hämeenlinnattaan Hämeenlinnattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• hämeenlinnalainen