Sortavala

English

Proper noun

Sortavala

1. A town in Karelia, Russia, formerly in Finland.

Finnish

Etymology

From Sortava (an anthroponym) +‎ -la, from the present active participle of sortaa (primarily in the sense "to tip over, cause to fall over, knock down").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsortɑʋɑlɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞rt̪ɑ̝ˌʋɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Sor‧ta‧va‧la

Proper noun

Sortavala

1. Sortavala (a town in Karelia, Russia, formerly part of Finland)

Declension

Inflection of Sortavala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Sortavala	—
genitive		Sortavalan	—
partitive		Sortavalaa	—
illative		Sortavalaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Sortavala	—
accusative	nom.	Sortavala	—
	gen.	Sortavalan
genitive		Sortavalan	—
partitive		Sortavalaa	—
inessive		Sortavalassa	—
elative		Sortavalasta	—
illative		Sortavalaan	—
adessive		Sortavalalla	—
ablative		Sortavalalta	—
allative		Sortavalalle	—
essive		Sortavalana	—
translative		Sortavalaksi	—
abessive		Sortavalatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Sortavala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sortavalani — accusative nom. Sortavalani — gen. Sortavalani genitive Sortavalani — partitive Sortavalaani — inessive Sortavalassani — elative Sortavalastani — illative Sortavalaani — adessive Sortavalallani — ablative Sortavalaltani — allative Sortavalalleni — essive Sortavalanani — translative Sortavalakseni — abessive Sortavalattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Sortavalasi — accusative nom. Sortavalasi — gen. Sortavalasi genitive Sortavalasi — partitive Sortavalaasi — inessive Sortavalassasi — elative Sortavalastasi — illative Sortavalaasi — adessive Sortavalallasi — ablative Sortavalaltasi — allative Sortavalallesi — essive Sortavalanasi — translative Sortavalaksesi — abessive Sortavalattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sortavalamme — accusative nom. Sortavalamme — gen. Sortavalamme genitive Sortavalamme — partitive Sortavalaamme — inessive Sortavalassamme — elative Sortavalastamme — illative Sortavalaamme — adessive Sortavalallamme — ablative Sortavalaltamme — allative Sortavalallemme — essive Sortavalanamme — translative Sortavalaksemme — abessive Sortavalattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Sortavalanne — accusative nom. Sortavalanne — gen. Sortavalanne genitive Sortavalanne — partitive Sortavalaanne — inessive Sortavalassanne — elative Sortavalastanne — illative Sortavalaanne — adessive Sortavalallanne — ablative Sortavalaltanne — allative Sortavalallenne — essive Sortavalananne — translative Sortavalaksenne — abessive Sortavalattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Sortavalansa — accusative nom. Sortavalansa — gen. Sortavalansa genitive Sortavalansa — partitive Sortavalaansa — inessive Sortavalassaan Sortavalassansa — elative Sortavalastaan Sortavalastansa — illative Sortavalaansa — adessive Sortavalallaan Sortavalallansa — ablative Sortavalaltaan Sortavalaltansa — allative Sortavalalleen Sortavalallensa — essive Sortavalanaan Sortavalanansa — translative Sortavalakseen Sortavalaksensa — abessive Sortavalattaan Sortavalattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Descendants

• → English: Sortavala
• → Swedish: Sordavala

References

• Nissilä, Viljo (1975) Suomen Karjalan nimistö, Joensuu