Hesa

See also: hesa

Finnish

Etymology

Clipping of Helsinki. Originally used also in Helsinki slang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhesɑ/, [ˈhe̞s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -esɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): He‧sa

Proper noun

Hesa (dialectal, exonym)

1. nickname of Helsinki

Usage notes

Residents of Helsinki generally do not use this term, as it used to refer to the former rural municipality of Helsinki (Helsinge, nowadays city of Vantaa) as opposed to the city of Helsinki and it is regarded as rustic.

Declension

Inflection of Hesa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Hesa	—
genitive		Hesan	—
partitive		Hesaa	—
illative		Hesaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Hesa	—
accusative	nom.	Hesa	—
	gen.	Hesan
genitive		Hesan	—
partitive		Hesaa	—
inessive		Hesassa	—
elative		Hesasta	—
illative		Hesaan	—
adessive		Hesalla	—
ablative		Hesalta	—
allative		Hesalle	—
essive		Hesana	—
translative		Hesaksi	—
abessive		Hesatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hesani — accusative nom. Hesani — gen. Hesani genitive Hesani — partitive Hesaani — inessive Hesassani — elative Hesastani — illative Hesaani — adessive Hesallani — ablative Hesaltani — allative Hesalleni — essive Hesanani — translative Hesakseni — abessive Hesattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Hesasi — accusative nom. Hesasi — gen. Hesasi genitive Hesasi — partitive Hesaasi — inessive Hesassasi — elative Hesastasi — illative Hesaasi — adessive Hesallasi — ablative Hesaltasi — allative Hesallesi — essive Hesanasi — translative Hesaksesi — abessive Hesattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hesamme — accusative nom. Hesamme — gen. Hesamme genitive Hesamme — partitive Hesaamme — inessive Hesassamme — elative Hesastamme — illative Hesaamme — adessive Hesallamme — ablative Hesaltamme — allative Hesallemme — essive Hesanamme — translative Hesaksemme — abessive Hesattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Hesanne — accusative nom. Hesanne — gen. Hesanne genitive Hesanne — partitive Hesaanne — inessive Hesassanne — elative Hesastanne — illative Hesaanne — adessive Hesallanne — ablative Hesaltanne — allative Hesallenne — essive Hesananne — translative Hesaksenne — abessive Hesattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Hesansa — accusative nom. Hesansa — gen. Hesansa genitive Hesansa — partitive Hesaansa — inessive Hesassaan Hesassansa — elative Hesastaan Hesastansa — illative Hesaansa — adessive Hesallaan Hesallansa — ablative Hesaltaan Hesaltansa — allative Hesalleen Hesallensa — essive Hesanaan Hesanansa — translative Hesakseen Hesaksensa — abessive Hesattaan Hesattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• Stadi (“Helsinki”) (Helsinki slang)

Derived terms

• hesalainen

See also

• Hesari

Anagrams

• haes