Alavieska

Finnish

Etymology

ala- +‎ Vieska, probably from the term vieska (“ford, stream pool”), which is found in some old dictionaries but has little evidence in dialects.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑˌʋie̯skɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌʋie̞̯s̠kɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ieskɑ
• Syllabification^(key): A‧la‧vies‧ka

Proper noun

Alavieska

1. A municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland.

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Alavieska" is Alavieskassa.

Inflection of Alavieska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Alavieska	—
genitive		Alavieskan	—
partitive		Alavieskaa	—
illative		Alavieskaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Alavieska	—
accusative	nom.	Alavieska	—
	gen.	Alavieskan
genitive		Alavieskan	—
partitive		Alavieskaa	—
inessive		Alavieskassa	—
elative		Alavieskasta	—
illative		Alavieskaan	—
adessive		Alavieskalla	—
ablative		Alavieskalta	—
allative		Alavieskalle	—
essive		Alavieskana	—
translative		Alavieskaksi	—
abessive		Alavieskatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alavieskani — accusative nom. Alavieskani — gen. Alavieskani genitive Alavieskani — partitive Alavieskaani — inessive Alavieskassani — elative Alavieskastani — illative Alavieskaani — adessive Alavieskallani — ablative Alavieskaltani — allative Alavieskalleni — essive Alavieskanani — translative Alavieskakseni — abessive Alavieskattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alavieskasi — accusative nom. Alavieskasi — gen. Alavieskasi genitive Alavieskasi — partitive Alavieskaasi — inessive Alavieskassasi — elative Alavieskastasi — illative Alavieskaasi — adessive Alavieskallasi — ablative Alavieskaltasi — allative Alavieskallesi — essive Alavieskanasi — translative Alavieskaksesi — abessive Alavieskattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alavieskamme — accusative nom. Alavieskamme — gen. Alavieskamme genitive Alavieskamme — partitive Alavieskaamme — inessive Alavieskassamme — elative Alavieskastamme — illative Alavieskaamme — adessive Alavieskallamme — ablative Alavieskaltamme — allative Alavieskallemme — essive Alavieskanamme — translative Alavieskaksemme — abessive Alavieskattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alavieskanne — accusative nom. Alavieskanne — gen. Alavieskanne genitive Alavieskanne — partitive Alavieskaanne — inessive Alavieskassanne — elative Alavieskastanne — illative Alavieskaanne — adessive Alavieskallanne — ablative Alavieskaltanne — allative Alavieskallenne — essive Alavieskananne — translative Alavieskaksenne — abessive Alavieskattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Alavieskansa — accusative nom. Alavieskansa — gen. Alavieskansa genitive Alavieskansa — partitive Alavieskaansa — inessive Alavieskassaan Alavieskassansa — elative Alavieskastaan Alavieskastansa — illative Alavieskaansa — adessive Alavieskallaan Alavieskallansa — ablative Alavieskaltaan Alavieskaltansa — allative Alavieskalleen Alavieskallensa — essive Alavieskanaan Alavieskanansa — translative Alavieskakseen Alavieskaksensa — abessive Alavieskattaan Alavieskattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• alavieskalainen

 

Descendants

• → English: Alavieska
• → Swedish: Alavieska