Levo

See also: levo, levo-, levò, lévő, levő, and лево

Finnish

Etymology

From levo, a dialectal variant of lepo, through place names ("place for resting").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈleʋo/, [ˈle̞ʋo̞]
• Rhymes: -eʋo
• Syllabification^(key): Le‧vo

Proper noun

Levo

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Levo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Levo	Levot
genitive		Levon	Levojen
partitive		Levoa	Levoja
illative		Levoon	Levoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Levo	Levot
accusative	nom.	Levo	Levot
	gen.	Levon
genitive		Levon	Levojen
partitive		Levoa	Levoja
inessive		Levossa	Levoissa
elative		Levosta	Levoista
illative		Levoon	Levoihin
adessive		Levolla	Levoilla
ablative		Levolta	Levoilta
allative		Levolle	Levoille
essive		Levona	Levoina
translative		Levoksi	Levoiksi
abessive		Levotta	Levoitta
instructive		—	Levoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Levo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Levoni Levoni accusative nom. Levoni Levoni gen. Levoni genitive Levoni Levojeni partitive Levoani Levojani inessive Levossani Levoissani elative Levostani Levoistani illative Levooni Levoihini adessive Levollani Levoillani ablative Levoltani Levoiltani allative Levolleni Levoilleni essive Levonani Levoinani translative Levokseni Levoikseni abessive Levottani Levoittani instructive — — comitative — Levoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Levosi Levosi accusative nom. Levosi Levosi gen. Levosi genitive Levosi Levojesi partitive Levoasi Levojasi inessive Levossasi Levoissasi elative Levostasi Levoistasi illative Levoosi Levoihisi adessive Levollasi Levoillasi ablative Levoltasi Levoiltasi allative Levollesi Levoillesi essive Levonasi Levoinasi translative Levoksesi Levoiksesi abessive Levottasi Levoittasi instructive — — comitative — Levoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Levomme Levomme accusative nom. Levomme Levomme gen. Levomme genitive Levomme Levojemme partitive Levoamme Levojamme inessive Levossamme Levoissamme elative Levostamme Levoistamme illative Levoomme Levoihimme adessive Levollamme Levoillamme ablative Levoltamme Levoiltamme allative Levollemme Levoillemme essive Levonamme Levoinamme translative Levoksemme Levoiksemme abessive Levottamme Levoittamme instructive — — comitative — Levoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Levonne Levonne accusative nom. Levonne Levonne gen. Levonne genitive Levonne Levojenne partitive Levoanne Levojanne inessive Levossanne Levoissanne elative Levostanne Levoistanne illative Levoonne Levoihinne adessive Levollanne Levoillanne ablative Levoltanne Levoiltanne allative Levollenne Levoillenne essive Levonanne Levoinanne translative Levoksenne Levoiksenne abessive Levottanne Levoittanne instructive — — comitative — Levoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Levonsa Levonsa accusative nom. Levonsa Levonsa gen. Levonsa genitive Levonsa Levojensa partitive Levoaan Levoansa Levojaan Levojansa inessive Levossaan Levossansa Levoissaan Levoissansa elative Levostaan Levostansa Levoistaan Levoistansa illative Levoonsa Levoihinsa adessive Levollaan Levollansa Levoillaan Levoillansa ablative Levoltaan Levoltansa Levoiltaan Levoiltansa allative Levolleen Levollensa Levoilleen Levoillensa essive Levonaan Levonansa Levoinaan Levoinansa translative Levokseen Levoksensa Levoikseen Levoiksensa abessive Levottaan Levottansa Levoittaan Levoittansa instructive — — comitative — Levoineen Levoinensa

Statistics

• Levo is the 1844^th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 461 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Ingrian

Etymology

From Russian Левонтий (Levontij) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈleʋo/, [ˈlʲe̞ʋo̞]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈleʋoi̯/, [ˈle̞ʋo̞i̯]
• Rhymes: -eʋo, -eʋoi̯
• Hyphenation: Le‧vo

Proper noun

Levo

1. a male given name, equivalent to English Leontius

Declension

Declension of Levo (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	Levo	Levot
genitive	Levon	Levvoin, Levoloin
partitive	Levvoa	Levoja, Levoloja
illative	Levvoo	Levvoi, Levoloihe
inessive	Levos	Levois, Levolois
elative	Levost	Levoist, Levoloist
allative	Levolle	Levoille, Levoloille
adessive	Levol	Levoil, Levoloil
ablative	Levolt	Levoilt, Levoloilt
translative	Levoks	Levoiks, Levoloiks
essive	Levonna, Levvoon	Levoinna, Levoloinna, Levvoin, Levoloin
exessive1)	Levont	Levoint, Levoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 262