Kalajoki

Finnish

Etymology

kala +‎ joki, for the river in reference to its headwaters being rich in fish; the municipality is named after the river.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlɑˌjoki/, [ˈkɑ̝lɑ̝ˌjo̞k̟i]
• Rhymes: -oki
• Hyphenation^(key): Kala‧joki

Proper noun

Kalajoki

1. A town and municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland.
2. A river in Finland.
3. a Finnish surname

Declension

• (municipality): The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Kalajoki" is Kalajoella.

Inflection of Kalajoki (Kotus type 7*D/ovi, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		Kalajoki	Kalajoet
genitive		Kalajoen	Kalajokien
partitive		Kalajokea	Kalajokia
illative		Kalajokeen	Kalajokiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kalajoki	Kalajoet
accusative	nom.	Kalajoki	Kalajoet
	gen.	Kalajoen
genitive		Kalajoen	Kalajokien
partitive		Kalajokea	Kalajokia
inessive		Kalajoessa	Kalajoissa
elative		Kalajoesta	Kalajoista
illative		Kalajokeen	Kalajokiin
adessive		Kalajoella	Kalajoilla
ablative		Kalajoelta	Kalajoilta
allative		Kalajoelle	Kalajoille
essive		Kalajokena	Kalajokina
translative		Kalajoeksi	Kalajoiksi
abessive		Kalajoetta	Kalajoitta
instructive		—	Kalajoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kalajoki (Kotus type 7*D/ovi, k-∅ gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalajokeni Kalajokeni accusative nom. Kalajokeni Kalajokeni gen. Kalajokeni genitive Kalajokeni Kalajokieni partitive Kalajokeani Kalajokiani inessive Kalajoessani Kalajoissani elative Kalajoestani Kalajoistani illative Kalajokeeni Kalajokiini adessive Kalajoellani Kalajoillani ablative Kalajoeltani Kalajoiltani allative Kalajoelleni Kalajoilleni essive Kalajokenani Kalajokinani translative Kalajoekseni Kalajoikseni abessive Kalajoettani Kalajoittani instructive — — comitative — Kalajokineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kalajokesi Kalajokesi accusative nom. Kalajokesi Kalajokesi gen. Kalajokesi genitive Kalajokesi Kalajokiesi partitive Kalajokeasi Kalajokiasi inessive Kalajoessasi Kalajoissasi elative Kalajoestasi Kalajoistasi illative Kalajokeesi Kalajokiisi adessive Kalajoellasi Kalajoillasi ablative Kalajoeltasi Kalajoiltasi allative Kalajoellesi Kalajoillesi essive Kalajokenasi Kalajokinasi translative Kalajoeksesi Kalajoiksesi abessive Kalajoettasi Kalajoittasi instructive — — comitative — Kalajokinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalajokemme Kalajokemme accusative nom. Kalajokemme Kalajokemme gen. Kalajokemme genitive Kalajokemme Kalajokiemme partitive Kalajokeamme Kalajokiamme inessive Kalajoessamme Kalajoissamme elative Kalajoestamme Kalajoistamme illative Kalajokeemme Kalajokiimme adessive Kalajoellamme Kalajoillamme ablative Kalajoeltamme Kalajoiltamme allative Kalajoellemme Kalajoillemme essive Kalajokenamme Kalajokinamme translative Kalajoeksemme Kalajoiksemme abessive Kalajoettamme Kalajoittamme instructive — — comitative — Kalajokinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kalajokenne Kalajokenne accusative nom. Kalajokenne Kalajokenne gen. Kalajokenne genitive Kalajokenne Kalajokienne partitive Kalajokeanne Kalajokianne inessive Kalajoessanne Kalajoissanne elative Kalajoestanne Kalajoistanne illative Kalajokeenne Kalajokiinne adessive Kalajoellanne Kalajoillanne ablative Kalajoeltanne Kalajoiltanne allative Kalajoellenne Kalajoillenne essive Kalajokenanne Kalajokinanne translative Kalajoeksenne Kalajoiksenne abessive Kalajoettanne Kalajoittanne instructive — — comitative — Kalajokinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kalajokensa Kalajokensa accusative nom. Kalajokensa Kalajokensa gen. Kalajokensa genitive Kalajokensa Kalajokiensa partitive Kalajokeaan Kalajokeansa Kalajokiaan Kalajokiansa inessive Kalajoessaan Kalajoessansa Kalajoissaan Kalajoissansa elative Kalajoestaan Kalajoestansa Kalajoistaan Kalajoistansa illative Kalajokeensa Kalajokiinsa adessive Kalajoellaan Kalajoellansa Kalajoillaan Kalajoillansa ablative Kalajoeltaan Kalajoeltansa Kalajoiltaan Kalajoiltansa allative Kalajoelleen Kalajoellensa Kalajoilleen Kalajoillensa essive Kalajokenaan Kalajokenansa Kalajokinaan Kalajokinansa translative Kalajoekseen Kalajoeksensa Kalajoikseen Kalajoiksensa abessive Kalajoettaan Kalajoettansa Kalajoittaan Kalajoittansa instructive — — comitative — Kalajokineen Kalajokinensa

Derived terms

• kalajokelainen
• kalajokinen

 

Descendants

• → English: Kalajoki
• → Swedish: Kalajoki

Statistics

• The surname Kalajoki belongs to 55 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• jokikala