Alavus

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English

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Proper noun

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Alavus

  1. A municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Translations

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From the lake name *Alavojärvi (with later adaptation into the kalleus inflection type), in some way based on ala- (lower, below), i.e. "the downriver lake".[1] The exact morphological derivation remains obscure.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑʋus/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ʋus̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlɑʋus
  • Syllabification(key): A‧la‧vus

Proper noun

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Alavus

  1. Alavus

Declension

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The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Alavus" is Alavudella.

Inflection of Alavus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative Alavus
genitive Alavuden
partitive Alavutta
illative Alavuteen
singular plural
nominative Alavus
accusative nom. Alavus
gen. Alavuden
genitive Alavuden
partitive Alavutta
inessive Alavudessa
elative Alavudesta
illative Alavuteen
adessive Alavudella
ablative Alavudelta
allative Alavudelle
essive Alavutena
translative Alavudeksi
abessive Alavudetta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Alavus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Alavuteni
accusative nom. Alavuteni
gen. Alavuteni
genitive Alavuteni
partitive Alavuttani
inessive Alavudessani
elative Alavudestani
illative Alavuteeni
adessive Alavudellani
ablative Alavudeltani
allative Alavudelleni
essive Alavutenani
translative Alavudekseni
abessive Alavudettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Alavutesi
accusative nom. Alavutesi
gen. Alavutesi
genitive Alavutesi
partitive Alavuttasi
inessive Alavudessasi
elative Alavudestasi
illative Alavuteesi
adessive Alavudellasi
ablative Alavudeltasi
allative Alavudellesi
essive Alavutenasi
translative Alavudeksesi
abessive Alavudettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Alavutemme
accusative nom. Alavutemme
gen. Alavutemme
genitive Alavutemme
partitive Alavuttamme
inessive Alavudessamme
elative Alavudestamme
illative Alavuteemme
adessive Alavudellamme
ablative Alavudeltamme
allative Alavudellemme
essive Alavutenamme
translative Alavudeksemme
abessive Alavudettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Alavutenne
accusative nom. Alavutenne
gen. Alavutenne
genitive Alavutenne
partitive Alavuttanne
inessive Alavudessanne
elative Alavudestanne
illative Alavuteenne
adessive Alavudellanne
ablative Alavudeltanne
allative Alavudellenne
essive Alavutenanne
translative Alavudeksenne
abessive Alavudettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Alavutensa
accusative nom. Alavutensa
gen. Alavutensa
genitive Alavutensa
partitive Alavuttaan
Alavuttansa
inessive Alavudessaan
Alavudessansa
elative Alavudestaan
Alavudestansa
illative Alavuteensa
adessive Alavudellaan
Alavudellansa
ablative Alavudeltaan
Alavudeltansa
allative Alavudelleen
Alavudellensa
essive Alavutenaan
Alavutenansa
translative Alavudekseen
Alavudeksensa
abessive Alavudettaan
Alavudettansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

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