Koivulahti

Finnish

Etymology

Adapted from Swedish Kvevlax (also written Koiffuolax (1440), Kåjwålax (1443), Quiffuelax (1543) in older sources), which in turn is from Finnish *Koivulaksi (thus koivu (birch) + lahti (bay)) or *Kuivalaksi (thus kuiva (dry) + lahti (bay)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkoi̯ʋuˌlɑhti/, [ˈko̞i̯ʋuˌlɑ̝xt̪i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhti
  • Syllabification(key): Koi‧vu‧lah‧ti

Proper noun

Koivulahti

  1. A former municipality in Finland, merged with Mustasaari in 1973.
  2. a Finnish surname transferred from the place name

Declension

Inflection of Koivulahti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation)
nominative Koivulahti Koivulahdet
genitive Koivulahden Koivulahtien
partitive Koivulahtea Koivulahtia
illative Koivulahteen Koivulahtiin
singular plural
nominative Koivulahti Koivulahdet
accusative nom. Koivulahti Koivulahdet
gen. Koivulahden
genitive Koivulahden Koivulahtien
partitive Koivulahtea Koivulahtia
inessive Koivulahdessa Koivulahdissa
elative Koivulahdesta Koivulahdista
illative Koivulahteen Koivulahtiin
adessive Koivulahdella Koivulahdilla
ablative Koivulahdelta Koivulahdilta
allative Koivulahdelle Koivulahdille
essive Koivulahtena Koivulahtina
translative Koivulahdeksi Koivulahdiksi
abessive Koivulahdetta Koivulahditta
instructive Koivulahdin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Koivulahti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Koivulahteni Koivulahteni
accusative nom. Koivulahteni Koivulahteni
gen. Koivulahteni
genitive Koivulahteni Koivulahtieni
partitive Koivulahteani Koivulahtiani
inessive Koivulahdessani Koivulahdissani
elative Koivulahdestani Koivulahdistani
illative Koivulahteeni Koivulahtiini
adessive Koivulahdellani Koivulahdillani
ablative Koivulahdeltani Koivulahdiltani
allative Koivulahdelleni Koivulahdilleni
essive Koivulahtenani Koivulahtinani
translative Koivulahdekseni Koivulahdikseni
abessive Koivulahdettani Koivulahdittani
instructive
comitative Koivulahtineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Koivulahtesi Koivulahtesi
accusative nom. Koivulahtesi Koivulahtesi
gen. Koivulahtesi
genitive Koivulahtesi Koivulahtiesi
partitive Koivulahteasi Koivulahtiasi
inessive Koivulahdessasi Koivulahdissasi
elative Koivulahdestasi Koivulahdistasi
illative Koivulahteesi Koivulahtiisi
adessive Koivulahdellasi Koivulahdillasi
ablative Koivulahdeltasi Koivulahdiltasi
allative Koivulahdellesi Koivulahdillesi
essive Koivulahtenasi Koivulahtinasi
translative Koivulahdeksesi Koivulahdiksesi
abessive Koivulahdettasi Koivulahdittasi
instructive
comitative Koivulahtinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Koivulahtemme Koivulahtemme
accusative nom. Koivulahtemme Koivulahtemme
gen. Koivulahtemme
genitive Koivulahtemme Koivulahtiemme
partitive Koivulahteamme Koivulahtiamme
inessive Koivulahdessamme Koivulahdissamme
elative Koivulahdestamme Koivulahdistamme
illative Koivulahteemme Koivulahtiimme
adessive Koivulahdellamme Koivulahdillamme
ablative Koivulahdeltamme Koivulahdiltamme
allative Koivulahdellemme Koivulahdillemme
essive Koivulahtenamme Koivulahtinamme
translative Koivulahdeksemme Koivulahdiksemme
abessive Koivulahdettamme Koivulahdittamme
instructive
comitative Koivulahtinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Koivulahtenne Koivulahtenne
accusative nom. Koivulahtenne Koivulahtenne
gen. Koivulahtenne
genitive Koivulahtenne Koivulahtienne
partitive Koivulahteanne Koivulahtianne
inessive Koivulahdessanne Koivulahdissanne
elative Koivulahdestanne Koivulahdistanne
illative Koivulahteenne Koivulahtiinne
adessive Koivulahdellanne Koivulahdillanne
ablative Koivulahdeltanne Koivulahdiltanne
allative Koivulahdellenne Koivulahdillenne
essive Koivulahtenanne Koivulahtinanne
translative Koivulahdeksenne Koivulahdiksenne
abessive Koivulahdettanne Koivulahdittanne
instructive
comitative Koivulahtinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Koivulahtensa Koivulahtensa
accusative nom. Koivulahtensa Koivulahtensa
gen. Koivulahtensa
genitive Koivulahtensa Koivulahtiensa
partitive Koivulahteaan
Koivulahteansa
Koivulahtiaan
Koivulahtiansa
inessive Koivulahdessaan
Koivulahdessansa
Koivulahdissaan
Koivulahdissansa
elative Koivulahdestaan
Koivulahdestansa
Koivulahdistaan
Koivulahdistansa
illative Koivulahteensa Koivulahtiinsa
adessive Koivulahdellaan
Koivulahdellansa
Koivulahdillaan
Koivulahdillansa
ablative Koivulahdeltaan
Koivulahdeltansa
Koivulahdiltaan
Koivulahdiltansa
allative Koivulahdelleen
Koivulahdellensa
Koivulahdilleen
Koivulahdillensa
essive Koivulahtenaan
Koivulahtenansa
Koivulahtinaan
Koivulahtinansa
translative Koivulahdekseen
Koivulahdeksensa
Koivulahdikseen
Koivulahdiksensa
abessive Koivulahdettaan
Koivulahdettansa
Koivulahdittaan
Koivulahdittansa
instructive
comitative Koivulahtineen
Koivulahtinensa

Statistics

  • Koivulahti is the 2924th (tied with 11 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 269 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

  1. Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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