Repola

Finnish

Etymology

repo +‎ -la

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrepolɑ/, [ˈre̞po̞lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -epolɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Re‧po‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): Re‧po‧la

Proper noun

Repola

1. a Finnish surname
2. (uncountable) Reboly (a village in the Republic of Karelia, Russia; briefly de facto part of Finland in 1918–1920)

Declension

Inflection of Repola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Repola	Repolat
genitive		Repolan	Repoloiden Repoloitten
partitive		Repolaa	Repoloita
illative		Repolaan	Repoloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Repola	Repolat
accusative	nom.	Repola	Repolat
	gen.	Repolan
genitive		Repolan	Repoloiden Repoloitten Repolain rare
partitive		Repolaa	Repoloita
inessive		Repolassa	Repoloissa
elative		Repolasta	Repoloista
illative		Repolaan	Repoloihin
adessive		Repolalla	Repoloilla
ablative		Repolalta	Repoloilta
allative		Repolalle	Repoloille
essive		Repolana	Repoloina
translative		Repolaksi	Repoloiksi
abessive		Repolatta	Repoloitta
instructive		—	Repoloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Repolani Repolani accusative nom. Repolani Repolani gen. Repolani genitive Repolani Repoloideni Repoloitteni Repolaini rare partitive Repolaani Repoloitani inessive Repolassani Repoloissani elative Repolastani Repoloistani illative Repolaani Repoloihini adessive Repolallani Repoloillani ablative Repolaltani Repoloiltani allative Repolalleni Repoloilleni essive Repolanani Repoloinani translative Repolakseni Repoloikseni abessive Repolattani Repoloittani instructive — — comitative — Repoloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Repolasi Repolasi accusative nom. Repolasi Repolasi gen. Repolasi genitive Repolasi Repoloidesi Repoloittesi Repolaisi rare partitive Repolaasi Repoloitasi inessive Repolassasi Repoloissasi elative Repolastasi Repoloistasi illative Repolaasi Repoloihisi adessive Repolallasi Repoloillasi ablative Repolaltasi Repoloiltasi allative Repolallesi Repoloillesi essive Repolanasi Repoloinasi translative Repolaksesi Repoloiksesi abessive Repolattasi Repoloittasi instructive — — comitative — Repoloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Repolamme Repolamme accusative nom. Repolamme Repolamme gen. Repolamme genitive Repolamme Repoloidemme Repoloittemme Repolaimme rare partitive Repolaamme Repoloitamme inessive Repolassamme Repoloissamme elative Repolastamme Repoloistamme illative Repolaamme Repoloihimme adessive Repolallamme Repoloillamme ablative Repolaltamme Repoloiltamme allative Repolallemme Repoloillemme essive Repolanamme Repoloinamme translative Repolaksemme Repoloiksemme abessive Repolattamme Repoloittamme instructive — — comitative — Repoloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Repolanne Repolanne accusative nom. Repolanne Repolanne gen. Repolanne genitive Repolanne Repoloidenne Repoloittenne Repolainne rare partitive Repolaanne Repoloitanne inessive Repolassanne Repoloissanne elative Repolastanne Repoloistanne illative Repolaanne Repoloihinne adessive Repolallanne Repoloillanne ablative Repolaltanne Repoloiltanne allative Repolallenne Repoloillenne essive Repolananne Repoloinanne translative Repolaksenne Repoloiksenne abessive Repolattanne Repoloittanne instructive — — comitative — Repoloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Repolansa Repolansa accusative nom. Repolansa Repolansa gen. Repolansa genitive Repolansa Repoloidensa Repoloittensa Repolainsa rare partitive Repolaansa Repoloitaan Repoloitansa inessive Repolassaan Repolassansa Repoloissaan Repoloissansa elative Repolastaan Repolastansa Repoloistaan Repoloistansa illative Repolaansa Repoloihinsa adessive Repolallaan Repolallansa Repoloillaan Repoloillansa ablative Repolaltaan Repolaltansa Repoloiltaan Repoloiltansa allative Repolalleen Repolallensa Repoloilleen Repoloillensa essive Repolanaan Repolanansa Repoloinaan Repoloinansa translative Repolakseen Repolaksensa Repoloikseen Repoloiksensa abessive Repolattaan Repolattansa Repoloittaan Repoloittansa instructive — — comitative — Repoloineen Repoloinensa

Statistics

• The surname Repola belongs to 139 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Ingrian

Etymology

From repo (“fox”) +‎ -la.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrepolɑ/, [ˈre̞po̞ˑɫ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrepoi̯lɑ/, [ˈre̞pˑo̞i̯ɫɑ]
• Rhymes: -epol, -epoi̯lɑ
• Hyphenation: Re‧po‧la

Proper noun

Repola

1. Repino (a village in the Kingiseppsky District, Leningrad Oblast, Russia)

Declension

Declension of Repola (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Repola	—
genitive	Repolan	—
partitive	Repolaa	—
illative	Repolaa	—
inessive	Repolaas	—
elative	Repolast	—
allative	Repolalle	—
adessive	Repolaal	—
ablative	Repolalt	—
translative	Repolaks	—
essive	Repolanna, Repolaan	—
exessive1)	Repolant	—
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.

Derived terms

• repolain

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 473
• Natalia V. Kuznetsova (2009), Фонологические системы Ижорских диалектов [Phonological systems of Ingrian dialects], Saint-Petersburg: Institute for Linguistic Studies (PhD thesis), page 297