Tella

See also: tella and -tella

English

Etymology

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Proper noun

Tella

1. A female given name.

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown. From the town of Ruokolahti.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtelːɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞lːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Tel‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): Tel‧la

Proper noun

Tella

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Tella (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Tella	Tellat
genitive		Tellan	Tellojen
partitive		Tellaa	Telloja
illative		Tellaan	Telloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Tella	Tellat
accusative	nom.	Tella	Tellat
	gen.	Tellan
genitive		Tellan	Tellojen Tellain rare
partitive		Tellaa	Telloja
inessive		Tellassa	Telloissa
elative		Tellasta	Telloista
illative		Tellaan	Telloihin
adessive		Tellalla	Telloilla
ablative		Tellalta	Telloilta
allative		Tellalle	Telloille
essive		Tellana	Telloina
translative		Tellaksi	Telloiksi
abessive		Tellatta	Telloitta
instructive		—	Telloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tellani Tellani accusative nom. Tellani Tellani gen. Tellani genitive Tellani Tellojeni Tellaini rare partitive Tellaani Tellojani inessive Tellassani Telloissani elative Tellastani Telloistani illative Tellaani Telloihini adessive Tellallani Telloillani ablative Tellaltani Telloiltani allative Tellalleni Telloilleni essive Tellanani Telloinani translative Tellakseni Telloikseni abessive Tellattani Telloittani instructive — — comitative — Telloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Tellasi Tellasi accusative nom. Tellasi Tellasi gen. Tellasi genitive Tellasi Tellojesi Tellaisi rare partitive Tellaasi Tellojasi inessive Tellassasi Telloissasi elative Tellastasi Telloistasi illative Tellaasi Telloihisi adessive Tellallasi Telloillasi ablative Tellaltasi Telloiltasi allative Tellallesi Telloillesi essive Tellanasi Telloinasi translative Tellaksesi Telloiksesi abessive Tellattasi Telloittasi instructive — — comitative — Telloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tellamme Tellamme accusative nom. Tellamme Tellamme gen. Tellamme genitive Tellamme Tellojemme Tellaimme rare partitive Tellaamme Tellojamme inessive Tellassamme Telloissamme elative Tellastamme Telloistamme illative Tellaamme Telloihimme adessive Tellallamme Telloillamme ablative Tellaltamme Telloiltamme allative Tellallemme Telloillemme essive Tellanamme Telloinamme translative Tellaksemme Telloiksemme abessive Tellattamme Telloittamme instructive — — comitative — Telloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Tellanne Tellanne accusative nom. Tellanne Tellanne gen. Tellanne genitive Tellanne Tellojenne Tellainne rare partitive Tellaanne Tellojanne inessive Tellassanne Telloissanne elative Tellastanne Telloistanne illative Tellaanne Telloihinne adessive Tellallanne Telloillanne ablative Tellaltanne Telloiltanne allative Tellallenne Telloillenne essive Tellananne Telloinanne translative Tellaksenne Telloiksenne abessive Tellattanne Telloittanne instructive — — comitative — Telloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Tellansa Tellansa accusative nom. Tellansa Tellansa gen. Tellansa genitive Tellansa Tellojensa Tellainsa rare partitive Tellaansa Tellojaan Tellojansa inessive Tellassaan Tellassansa Telloissaan Telloissansa elative Tellastaan Tellastansa Telloistaan Telloistansa illative Tellaansa Telloihinsa adessive Tellallaan Tellallansa Telloillaan Telloillansa ablative Tellaltaan Tellaltansa Telloiltaan Telloiltansa allative Tellalleen Tellallensa Telloilleen Telloillensa essive Tellanaan Tellanansa Telloinaan Telloinansa translative Tellakseen Tellaksensa Telloikseen Telloiksensa abessive Tellattaan Tellattansa Telloittaan Telloittansa instructive — — comitative — Telloineen Telloinensa

Statistics

• The surname Tella belongs to 235 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.