Patala

See also: patala and påtala

Finnish

Etymology

Originally a place name. pata +‎ -la, perhaps through nicknames/bynames like patapää, patasuu; another possible source is place names containing pato (“dam”). None of these theories is certain, however. Compare also Patanen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑtɑlɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝t̪ɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Pa‧ta‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): Pa‧ta‧la

Proper noun

Patala

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Patala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Patala	Patalat
genitive		Patalan	Pataloiden Pataloitten
partitive		Patalaa	Pataloita
illative		Patalaan	Pataloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Patala	Patalat
accusative	nom.	Patala	Patalat
	gen.	Patalan
genitive		Patalan	Pataloiden Pataloitten Patalain rare
partitive		Patalaa	Pataloita
inessive		Patalassa	Pataloissa
elative		Patalasta	Pataloista
illative		Patalaan	Pataloihin
adessive		Patalalla	Pataloilla
ablative		Patalalta	Pataloilta
allative		Patalalle	Pataloille
essive		Patalana	Pataloina
translative		Patalaksi	Pataloiksi
abessive		Patalatta	Pataloitta
instructive		—	Pataloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Patala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Patalani Patalani accusative nom. Patalani Patalani gen. Patalani genitive Patalani Pataloideni Pataloitteni Patalaini rare partitive Patalaani Pataloitani inessive Patalassani Pataloissani elative Patalastani Pataloistani illative Patalaani Pataloihini adessive Patalallani Pataloillani ablative Patalaltani Pataloiltani allative Patalalleni Pataloilleni essive Patalanani Pataloinani translative Patalakseni Pataloikseni abessive Patalattani Pataloittani instructive — — comitative — Pataloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Patalasi Patalasi accusative nom. Patalasi Patalasi gen. Patalasi genitive Patalasi Pataloidesi Pataloittesi Patalaisi rare partitive Patalaasi Pataloitasi inessive Patalassasi Pataloissasi elative Patalastasi Pataloistasi illative Patalaasi Pataloihisi adessive Patalallasi Pataloillasi ablative Patalaltasi Pataloiltasi allative Patalallesi Pataloillesi essive Patalanasi Pataloinasi translative Patalaksesi Pataloiksesi abessive Patalattasi Pataloittasi instructive — — comitative — Pataloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Patalamme Patalamme accusative nom. Patalamme Patalamme gen. Patalamme genitive Patalamme Pataloidemme Pataloittemme Patalaimme rare partitive Patalaamme Pataloitamme inessive Patalassamme Pataloissamme elative Patalastamme Pataloistamme illative Patalaamme Pataloihimme adessive Patalallamme Pataloillamme ablative Patalaltamme Pataloiltamme allative Patalallemme Pataloillemme essive Patalanamme Pataloinamme translative Patalaksemme Pataloiksemme abessive Patalattamme Pataloittamme instructive — — comitative — Pataloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Patalanne Patalanne accusative nom. Patalanne Patalanne gen. Patalanne genitive Patalanne Pataloidenne Pataloittenne Patalainne rare partitive Patalaanne Pataloitanne inessive Patalassanne Pataloissanne elative Patalastanne Pataloistanne illative Patalaanne Pataloihinne adessive Patalallanne Pataloillanne ablative Patalaltanne Pataloiltanne allative Patalallenne Pataloillenne essive Patalananne Pataloinanne translative Patalaksenne Pataloiksenne abessive Patalattanne Pataloittanne instructive — — comitative — Pataloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Patalansa Patalansa accusative nom. Patalansa Patalansa gen. Patalansa genitive Patalansa Pataloidensa Pataloittensa Patalainsa rare partitive Patalaansa Pataloitaan Pataloitansa inessive Patalassaan Patalassansa Pataloissaan Pataloissansa elative Patalastaan Patalastansa Pataloistaan Pataloistansa illative Patalaansa Pataloihinsa adessive Patalallaan Patalallansa Pataloillaan Pataloillansa ablative Patalaltaan Patalaltansa Pataloiltaan Pataloiltansa allative Patalalleen Patalallensa Pataloilleen Pataloillensa essive Patalanaan Patalanansa Pataloinaan Pataloinansa translative Patalakseen Patalaksensa Pataloikseen Pataloiksensa abessive Patalattaan Patalattansa Pataloittaan Pataloittansa instructive — — comitative — Pataloineen Pataloinensa

Statistics

• The surname Patala belongs to 127 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.