Alavus

English

Proper noun

Alavus

1. A municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Translations

municipality

• Finnish: Alavus (fi)
• Swedish: Alavo n

Anagrams

• uvalas

Finnish

Etymology

From the lake name *Alavojärvi (with later adaptation into the kalleus inflection type), in some way based on ala- (“lower, below”), i.e. "the downriver lake". The exact morphological derivation remains obscure.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑlɑʋus/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ʋus̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑlɑʋus
• Syllabification^(key): A‧la‧vus

Proper noun

Alavus

1. Alavus

Declension

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

Inflection of Alavus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
nominative		Alavus	—
genitive		Alavuden	—
partitive		Alavutta	—
illative		Alavuteen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Alavus	—
accusative	nom.	Alavus	—
	gen.	Alavuden
genitive		Alavuden	—
partitive		Alavutta	—
inessive		Alavudessa	—
elative		Alavudesta	—
illative		Alavuteen	—
adessive		Alavudella	—
ablative		Alavudelta	—
allative		Alavudelle	—
essive		Alavutena	—
translative		Alavudeksi	—
abessive		Alavudetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Alavus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alavuteni — accusative nom. Alavuteni — gen. Alavuteni genitive Alavuteni — partitive Alavuttani — inessive Alavudessani — elative Alavudestani — illative Alavuteeni — adessive Alavudellani — ablative Alavudeltani — allative Alavudelleni — essive Alavutenani — translative Alavudekseni — abessive Alavudettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Alavutesi — accusative nom. Alavutesi — gen. Alavutesi genitive Alavutesi — partitive Alavuttasi — inessive Alavudessasi — elative Alavudestasi — illative Alavuteesi — adessive Alavudellasi — ablative Alavudeltasi — allative Alavudellesi — essive Alavutenasi — translative Alavudeksesi — abessive Alavudettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alavutemme — accusative nom. Alavutemme — gen. Alavutemme genitive Alavutemme — partitive Alavuttamme — inessive Alavudessamme — elative Alavudestamme — illative Alavuteemme — adessive Alavudellamme — ablative Alavudeltamme — allative Alavudellemme — essive Alavutenamme — translative Alavudeksemme — abessive Alavudettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Alavutenne — accusative nom. Alavutenne — gen. Alavutenne genitive Alavutenne — partitive Alavuttanne — inessive Alavudessanne — elative Alavudestanne — illative Alavuteenne — adessive Alavudellanne — ablative Alavudeltanne — allative Alavudellenne — essive Alavutenanne — translative Alavudeksenne — abessive Alavudettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Alavutensa — accusative nom. Alavutensa — gen. Alavutensa genitive Alavutensa — partitive Alavuttaan Alavuttansa — inessive Alavudessaan Alavudessansa — elative Alavudestaan Alavudestansa — illative Alavuteensa — adessive Alavudellaan Alavudellansa — ablative Alavudeltaan Alavudeltansa — allative Alavudelleen Alavudellensa — essive Alavutenaan Alavutenansa — translative Alavudekseen Alavudeksensa — abessive Alavudettaan Alavudettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• alavutelainen

 

Anagrams

• sulava