Punavuori

Finnish

Etymology

puna (red) + vuori (mountain), a kind of translation of the Swedish name Rödbergen, Rödberget. The name is a reference to reddish sea cliffs in the area. The name was originally in the plural both in Swedish and Finnish.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpunɑˌʋuo̯ri/, [ˈpunɑ̝ˌʋuo̞̯ri]
  • Rhymes: -uori
  • Syllabification(key): Pu‧na‧vuo‧ri

Proper noun

Punavuori

  1. A neighborhood of Helsinki

Declension

Inflection of Punavuori (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
nominative Punavuori
genitive Punavuoren
partitive Punavuorta
illative Punavuoreen
singular plural
nominative Punavuori
accusative nom. Punavuori
gen. Punavuoren
genitive Punavuoren
partitive Punavuorta
inessive Punavuoressa
elative Punavuoresta
illative Punavuoreen
adessive Punavuorella
ablative Punavuorelta
allative Punavuorelle
essive Punavuorena
translative Punavuoreksi
abessive Punavuoretta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Punavuori (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Punavuoreni
accusative nom. Punavuoreni
gen. Punavuoreni
genitive Punavuoreni
partitive Punavuortani
inessive Punavuoressani
elative Punavuorestani
illative Punavuoreeni
adessive Punavuorellani
ablative Punavuoreltani
allative Punavuorelleni
essive Punavuorenani
translative Punavuorekseni
abessive Punavuorettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Punavuoresi
accusative nom. Punavuoresi
gen. Punavuoresi
genitive Punavuoresi
partitive Punavuortasi
inessive Punavuoressasi
elative Punavuorestasi
illative Punavuoreesi
adessive Punavuorellasi
ablative Punavuoreltasi
allative Punavuorellesi
essive Punavuorenasi
translative Punavuoreksesi
abessive Punavuorettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Punavuoremme
accusative nom. Punavuoremme
gen. Punavuoremme
genitive Punavuoremme
partitive Punavuortamme
inessive Punavuoressamme
elative Punavuorestamme
illative Punavuoreemme
adessive Punavuorellamme
ablative Punavuoreltamme
allative Punavuorellemme
essive Punavuorenamme
translative Punavuoreksemme
abessive Punavuorettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Punavuorenne
accusative nom. Punavuorenne
gen. Punavuorenne
genitive Punavuorenne
partitive Punavuortanne
inessive Punavuoressanne
elative Punavuorestanne
illative Punavuoreenne
adessive Punavuorellanne
ablative Punavuoreltanne
allative Punavuorellenne
essive Punavuorenanne
translative Punavuoreksenne
abessive Punavuorettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Punavuorensa
accusative nom. Punavuorensa
gen. Punavuorensa
genitive Punavuorensa
partitive Punavuortaan
Punavuortansa
inessive Punavuoressaan
Punavuoressansa
elative Punavuorestaan
Punavuorestansa
illative Punavuoreensa
adessive Punavuorellaan
Punavuorellansa
ablative Punavuoreltaan
Punavuoreltansa
allative Punavuorelleen
Punavuorellensa
essive Punavuorenaan
Punavuorenansa
translative Punavuorekseen
Punavuoreksensa
abessive Punavuorettaan
Punavuorettansa
instructive
comitative

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.

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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