Laihia

Finnish

Etymology

Derived from laiha (thin, skinny) as a byname/nickname. The exact derivation is unknown, however, although such variation is not uncommon in such given names. The place name is from the given name, possibly through a farm name (Laihela ~ Laihiala), in which the suffix -la was later dropped (but preserved in the Swedish name Laihela).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯hiɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯ɦiɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑihiɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Lai‧hi‧a

Proper noun

Laihia

  1. A municipality of Ostrobothnia, Finland.
  2. a Finnish surname

Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Laihia" is Laihialla.

Inflection of Laihia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Laihia Laihiat
genitive Laihian Laihioiden
Laihioitten
partitive Laihiaa Laihioita
illative Laihiaan Laihioihin
singular plural
nominative Laihia Laihiat
accusative nom. Laihia Laihiat
gen. Laihian
genitive Laihian Laihioiden
Laihioitten
Laihiainrare
partitive Laihiaa Laihioita
inessive Laihiassa Laihioissa
elative Laihiasta Laihioista
illative Laihiaan Laihioihin
adessive Laihialla Laihioilla
ablative Laihialta Laihioilta
allative Laihialle Laihioille
essive Laihiana Laihioina
translative Laihiaksi Laihioiksi
abessive Laihiatta Laihioitta
instructive Laihioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Laihia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Laihiani Laihiani
accusative nom. Laihiani Laihiani
gen. Laihiani
genitive Laihiani Laihioideni
Laihioitteni
Laihiainirare
partitive Laihiaani Laihioitani
inessive Laihiassani Laihioissani
elative Laihiastani Laihioistani
illative Laihiaani Laihioihini
adessive Laihiallani Laihioillani
ablative Laihialtani Laihioiltani
allative Laihialleni Laihioilleni
essive Laihianani Laihioinani
translative Laihiakseni Laihioikseni
abessive Laihiattani Laihioittani
instructive
comitative Laihioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Laihiasi Laihiasi
accusative nom. Laihiasi Laihiasi
gen. Laihiasi
genitive Laihiasi Laihioidesi
Laihioittesi
Laihiaisirare
partitive Laihiaasi Laihioitasi
inessive Laihiassasi Laihioissasi
elative Laihiastasi Laihioistasi
illative Laihiaasi Laihioihisi
adessive Laihiallasi Laihioillasi
ablative Laihialtasi Laihioiltasi
allative Laihiallesi Laihioillesi
essive Laihianasi Laihioinasi
translative Laihiaksesi Laihioiksesi
abessive Laihiattasi Laihioittasi
instructive
comitative Laihioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Laihiamme Laihiamme
accusative nom. Laihiamme Laihiamme
gen. Laihiamme
genitive Laihiamme Laihioidemme
Laihioittemme
Laihiaimmerare
partitive Laihiaamme Laihioitamme
inessive Laihiassamme Laihioissamme
elative Laihiastamme Laihioistamme
illative Laihiaamme Laihioihimme
adessive Laihiallamme Laihioillamme
ablative Laihialtamme Laihioiltamme
allative Laihiallemme Laihioillemme
essive Laihianamme Laihioinamme
translative Laihiaksemme Laihioiksemme
abessive Laihiattamme Laihioittamme
instructive
comitative Laihioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Laihianne Laihianne
accusative nom. Laihianne Laihianne
gen. Laihianne
genitive Laihianne Laihioidenne
Laihioittenne
Laihiainnerare
partitive Laihiaanne Laihioitanne
inessive Laihiassanne Laihioissanne
elative Laihiastanne Laihioistanne
illative Laihiaanne Laihioihinne
adessive Laihiallanne Laihioillanne
ablative Laihialtanne Laihioiltanne
allative Laihiallenne Laihioillenne
essive Laihiananne Laihioinanne
translative Laihiaksenne Laihioiksenne
abessive Laihiattanne Laihioittanne
instructive
comitative Laihioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Laihiansa Laihiansa
accusative nom. Laihiansa Laihiansa
gen. Laihiansa
genitive Laihiansa Laihioidensa
Laihioittensa
Laihiainsarare
partitive Laihiaansa Laihioitaan
Laihioitansa
inessive Laihiassaan
Laihiassansa
Laihioissaan
Laihioissansa
elative Laihiastaan
Laihiastansa
Laihioistaan
Laihioistansa
illative Laihiaansa Laihioihinsa
adessive Laihiallaan
Laihiallansa
Laihioillaan
Laihioillansa
ablative Laihialtaan
Laihialtansa
Laihioiltaan
Laihioiltansa
allative Laihialleen
Laihiallensa
Laihioilleen
Laihioillensa
essive Laihianaan
Laihianansa
Laihioinaan
Laihioinansa
translative Laihiakseen
Laihiaksensa
Laihioikseen
Laihioiksensa
abessive Laihiattaan
Laihiattansa
Laihioittaan
Laihioittansa
instructive
comitative Laihioineen
Laihioinensa

Derived terms

Statistics

  • The surname Laihia belongs to 75 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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