Karhula

Finnish

Etymology

karhu +‎ -la; through uses of Karhu (karhu (“bear”)) as an old given name.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrhulɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rhulɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrhulɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Kar‧hu‧la

Proper noun

Karhula

1. A former municipality in Finland, merged with Kotka in 1977.
2. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Karhula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Karhula	Karhulat
genitive		Karhulan	Karhuloiden Karhuloitten
partitive		Karhulaa	Karhuloita
illative		Karhulaan	Karhuloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Karhula	Karhulat
accusative	nom.	Karhula	Karhulat
	gen.	Karhulan
genitive		Karhulan	Karhuloiden Karhuloitten Karhulain rare
partitive		Karhulaa	Karhuloita
inessive		Karhulassa	Karhuloissa
elative		Karhulasta	Karhuloista
illative		Karhulaan	Karhuloihin
adessive		Karhulalla	Karhuloilla
ablative		Karhulalta	Karhuloilta
allative		Karhulalle	Karhuloille
essive		Karhulana	Karhuloina
translative		Karhulaksi	Karhuloiksi
abessive		Karhulatta	Karhuloitta
instructive		—	Karhuloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Karhula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Karhulani Karhulani accusative nom. Karhulani Karhulani gen. Karhulani genitive Karhulani Karhuloideni Karhuloitteni Karhulaini rare partitive Karhulaani Karhuloitani inessive Karhulassani Karhuloissani elative Karhulastani Karhuloistani illative Karhulaani Karhuloihini adessive Karhulallani Karhuloillani ablative Karhulaltani Karhuloiltani allative Karhulalleni Karhuloilleni essive Karhulanani Karhuloinani translative Karhulakseni Karhuloikseni abessive Karhulattani Karhuloittani instructive — — comitative — Karhuloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Karhulasi Karhulasi accusative nom. Karhulasi Karhulasi gen. Karhulasi genitive Karhulasi Karhuloidesi Karhuloittesi Karhulaisi rare partitive Karhulaasi Karhuloitasi inessive Karhulassasi Karhuloissasi elative Karhulastasi Karhuloistasi illative Karhulaasi Karhuloihisi adessive Karhulallasi Karhuloillasi ablative Karhulaltasi Karhuloiltasi allative Karhulallesi Karhuloillesi essive Karhulanasi Karhuloinasi translative Karhulaksesi Karhuloiksesi abessive Karhulattasi Karhuloittasi instructive — — comitative — Karhuloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karhulamme Karhulamme accusative nom. Karhulamme Karhulamme gen. Karhulamme genitive Karhulamme Karhuloidemme Karhuloittemme Karhulaimme rare partitive Karhulaamme Karhuloitamme inessive Karhulassamme Karhuloissamme elative Karhulastamme Karhuloistamme illative Karhulaamme Karhuloihimme adessive Karhulallamme Karhuloillamme ablative Karhulaltamme Karhuloiltamme allative Karhulallemme Karhuloillemme essive Karhulanamme Karhuloinamme translative Karhulaksemme Karhuloiksemme abessive Karhulattamme Karhuloittamme instructive — — comitative — Karhuloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karhulanne Karhulanne accusative nom. Karhulanne Karhulanne gen. Karhulanne genitive Karhulanne Karhuloidenne Karhuloittenne Karhulainne rare partitive Karhulaanne Karhuloitanne inessive Karhulassanne Karhuloissanne elative Karhulastanne Karhuloistanne illative Karhulaanne Karhuloihinne adessive Karhulallanne Karhuloillanne ablative Karhulaltanne Karhuloiltanne allative Karhulallenne Karhuloillenne essive Karhulananne Karhuloinanne translative Karhulaksenne Karhuloiksenne abessive Karhulattanne Karhuloittanne instructive — — comitative — Karhuloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Karhulansa Karhulansa accusative nom. Karhulansa Karhulansa gen. Karhulansa genitive Karhulansa Karhuloidensa Karhuloittensa Karhulainsa rare partitive Karhulaansa Karhuloitaan Karhuloitansa inessive Karhulassaan Karhulassansa Karhuloissaan Karhuloissansa elative Karhulastaan Karhulastansa Karhuloistaan Karhuloistansa illative Karhulaansa Karhuloihinsa adessive Karhulallaan Karhulallansa Karhuloillaan Karhuloillansa ablative Karhulaltaan Karhulaltansa Karhuloiltaan Karhuloiltansa allative Karhulalleen Karhulallensa Karhuloilleen Karhuloillensa essive Karhulanaan Karhulanansa Karhuloinaan Karhuloinansa translative Karhulakseen Karhulaksensa Karhuloikseen Karhuloiksensa abessive Karhulattaan Karhulattansa Karhuloittaan Karhuloittansa instructive — — comitative — Karhuloineen Karhuloinensa

Statistics

• Karhula is the 1126^th (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 762 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.