Kaustinen

See also: kaustinen

Finnish

Etymology

Kaust- +‎ -inen, from the name of a local farm or holding Kausta around which the town has grown, which in turn is possibly from Old Norse Gautstafr or possibly from the gaust- seen in some Germanic names such as Middle High German Gaustrich, Gausthelm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯stinen/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯s̠tine̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑustinen
• Syllabification^(key): Kaus‧ti‧nen
• Hyphenation^(key): Kaus‧ti‧nen

Proper noun

Kaustinen

1. a municipality of Central Ostrobothnia, Finland; known for its international folk music festival.
2. a Finnish surname
3. The Finnish name of the cartoon character Woodstock from Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts.

Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kaustinen" is Kaustisella. Unlike many place names ending in -inen, Kaustinen is inflected in the singular.

Inflection of Kaustinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		Kaustinen	Kaustiset
genitive		Kaustisen	Kaustisten Kaustisien
partitive		Kaustista	Kaustisia
illative		Kaustiseen	Kaustisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kaustinen	Kaustiset
accusative	nom.	Kaustinen	Kaustiset
	gen.	Kaustisen
genitive		Kaustisen	Kaustisten Kaustisien
partitive		Kaustista	Kaustisia
inessive		Kaustisessa	Kaustisissa
elative		Kaustisesta	Kaustisista
illative		Kaustiseen	Kaustisiin
adessive		Kaustisella	Kaustisilla
ablative		Kaustiselta	Kaustisilta
allative		Kaustiselle	Kaustisille
essive		Kaustisena	Kaustisina
translative		Kaustiseksi	Kaustisiksi
abessive		Kaustisetta	Kaustisitta
instructive		—	Kaustisin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kaustinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kaustiseni Kaustiseni accusative nom. Kaustiseni Kaustiseni gen. Kaustiseni genitive Kaustiseni Kaustisteni Kaustisieni partitive Kaustistani Kaustisiani inessive Kaustisessani Kaustisissani elative Kaustisestani Kaustisistani illative Kaustiseeni Kaustisiini adessive Kaustisellani Kaustisillani ablative Kaustiseltani Kaustisiltani allative Kaustiselleni Kaustisilleni essive Kaustisenani Kaustisinani translative Kaustisekseni Kaustisikseni abessive Kaustisettani Kaustisittani instructive — — comitative — Kaustisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kaustisesi Kaustisesi accusative nom. Kaustisesi Kaustisesi gen. Kaustisesi genitive Kaustisesi Kaustistesi Kaustisiesi partitive Kaustistasi Kaustisiasi inessive Kaustisessasi Kaustisissasi elative Kaustisestasi Kaustisistasi illative Kaustiseesi Kaustisiisi adessive Kaustisellasi Kaustisillasi ablative Kaustiseltasi Kaustisiltasi allative Kaustisellesi Kaustisillesi essive Kaustisenasi Kaustisinasi translative Kaustiseksesi Kaustisiksesi abessive Kaustisettasi Kaustisittasi instructive — — comitative — Kaustisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kaustisemme Kaustisemme accusative nom. Kaustisemme Kaustisemme gen. Kaustisemme genitive Kaustisemme Kaustistemme Kaustisiemme partitive Kaustistamme Kaustisiamme inessive Kaustisessamme Kaustisissamme elative Kaustisestamme Kaustisistamme illative Kaustiseemme Kaustisiimme adessive Kaustisellamme Kaustisillamme ablative Kaustiseltamme Kaustisiltamme allative Kaustisellemme Kaustisillemme essive Kaustisenamme Kaustisinamme translative Kaustiseksemme Kaustisiksemme abessive Kaustisettamme Kaustisittamme instructive — — comitative — Kaustisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kaustisenne Kaustisenne accusative nom. Kaustisenne Kaustisenne gen. Kaustisenne genitive Kaustisenne Kaustistenne Kaustisienne partitive Kaustistanne Kaustisianne inessive Kaustisessanne Kaustisissanne elative Kaustisestanne Kaustisistanne illative Kaustiseenne Kaustisiinne adessive Kaustisellanne Kaustisillanne ablative Kaustiseltanne Kaustisiltanne allative Kaustisellenne Kaustisillenne essive Kaustisenanne Kaustisinanne translative Kaustiseksenne Kaustisiksenne abessive Kaustisettanne Kaustisittanne instructive — — comitative — Kaustisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kaustisensa Kaustisensa accusative nom. Kaustisensa Kaustisensa gen. Kaustisensa genitive Kaustisensa Kaustistensa Kaustisiensa partitive Kaustistaan Kaustistansa Kaustisiaan Kaustisiansa inessive Kaustisessaan Kaustisessansa Kaustisissaan Kaustisissansa elative Kaustisestaan Kaustisestansa Kaustisistaan Kaustisistansa illative Kaustiseensa Kaustisiinsa adessive Kaustisellaan Kaustisellansa Kaustisillaan Kaustisillansa ablative Kaustiseltaan Kaustiseltansa Kaustisiltaan Kaustisiltansa allative Kaustiselleen Kaustisellensa Kaustisilleen Kaustisillensa essive Kaustisenaan Kaustisenansa Kaustisinaan Kaustisinansa translative Kaustisekseen Kaustiseksensa Kaustisikseen Kaustisiksensa abessive Kaustisettaan Kaustisettansa Kaustisittaan Kaustisittansa instructive — — comitative — Kaustisineen Kaustisinensa

Derived terms

• kaustislainen

Statistics

• The surname Kaustinen belongs to 226 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• akustinen, sekuntina, tuskainen, uneksinta