Karjala

See also: karjala

Finnish

Current administrative regions of Karelia

Historical regions of Karelia, with modern country borders superimposed; prior to the Second World War, the Karelian Isthmus and Ladoga Karelia were also part of Finland

Etymology

karja +‎ -la. In the sense "Karelia", most likely in the older (and now obsolete) "army" sense of karja (as borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harjaz), although it could also have the modern meaning "livestock, cattle", if it originally meant "an area that could support large amounts of livestock". Alternatively, Saarikivi (2024) has proposed that the name could originate from a given name like *Karie, *Karei, if the form *Kariela is actually original. The municipality in southwestern Finland may be named after Karjakoski (karja + koski), a village near Mynämäki.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrjɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rjɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrjɑlɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Kar‧ja‧la

Proper noun

Karjala

1. Karelia (region shared between Russia and Finland)
2. A former municipality of Varsinais-Suomi, in southwestern Finland.
3. a Finnish surname

Usage notes

• The Russian Republic of Karelia is referred to as Karjalan tasavalta in Finnish.

Declension

Inflection of Karjala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Karjala	Karjalat
genitive		Karjalan	Karjaloiden Karjaloitten
partitive		Karjalaa	Karjaloita
illative		Karjalaan	Karjaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Karjala	Karjalat
accusative	nom.	Karjala	Karjalat
	gen.	Karjalan
genitive		Karjalan	Karjaloiden Karjaloitten Karjalain rare
partitive		Karjalaa	Karjaloita
inessive		Karjalassa	Karjaloissa
elative		Karjalasta	Karjaloista
illative		Karjalaan	Karjaloihin
adessive		Karjalalla	Karjaloilla
ablative		Karjalalta	Karjaloilta
allative		Karjalalle	Karjaloille
essive		Karjalana	Karjaloina
translative		Karjalaksi	Karjaloiksi
abessive		Karjalatta	Karjaloitta
instructive		—	Karjaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Karjalani Karjalani accusative nom. Karjalani Karjalani gen. Karjalani genitive Karjalani Karjaloideni Karjaloitteni Karjalaini rare partitive Karjalaani Karjaloitani inessive Karjalassani Karjaloissani elative Karjalastani Karjaloistani illative Karjalaani Karjaloihini adessive Karjalallani Karjaloillani ablative Karjalaltani Karjaloiltani allative Karjalalleni Karjaloilleni essive Karjalanani Karjaloinani translative Karjalakseni Karjaloikseni abessive Karjalattani Karjaloittani instructive — — comitative — Karjaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Karjalasi Karjalasi accusative nom. Karjalasi Karjalasi gen. Karjalasi genitive Karjalasi Karjaloidesi Karjaloittesi Karjalaisi rare partitive Karjalaasi Karjaloitasi inessive Karjalassasi Karjaloissasi elative Karjalastasi Karjaloistasi illative Karjalaasi Karjaloihisi adessive Karjalallasi Karjaloillasi ablative Karjalaltasi Karjaloiltasi allative Karjalallesi Karjaloillesi essive Karjalanasi Karjaloinasi translative Karjalaksesi Karjaloiksesi abessive Karjalattasi Karjaloittasi instructive — — comitative — Karjaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karjalamme Karjalamme accusative nom. Karjalamme Karjalamme gen. Karjalamme genitive Karjalamme Karjaloidemme Karjaloittemme Karjalaimme rare partitive Karjalaamme Karjaloitamme inessive Karjalassamme Karjaloissamme elative Karjalastamme Karjaloistamme illative Karjalaamme Karjaloihimme adessive Karjalallamme Karjaloillamme ablative Karjalaltamme Karjaloiltamme allative Karjalallemme Karjaloillemme essive Karjalanamme Karjaloinamme translative Karjalaksemme Karjaloiksemme abessive Karjalattamme Karjaloittamme instructive — — comitative — Karjaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Karjalanne Karjalanne accusative nom. Karjalanne Karjalanne gen. Karjalanne genitive Karjalanne Karjaloidenne Karjaloittenne Karjalainne rare partitive Karjalaanne Karjaloitanne inessive Karjalassanne Karjaloissanne elative Karjalastanne Karjaloistanne illative Karjalaanne Karjaloihinne adessive Karjalallanne Karjaloillanne ablative Karjalaltanne Karjaloiltanne allative Karjalallenne Karjaloillenne essive Karjalananne Karjaloinanne translative Karjalaksenne Karjaloiksenne abessive Karjalattanne Karjaloittanne instructive — — comitative — Karjaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Karjalansa Karjalansa accusative nom. Karjalansa Karjalansa gen. Karjalansa genitive Karjalansa Karjaloidensa Karjaloittensa Karjalainsa rare partitive Karjalaansa Karjaloitaan Karjaloitansa inessive Karjalassaan Karjalassansa Karjaloissaan Karjaloissansa elative Karjalastaan Karjalastansa Karjaloistaan Karjaloistansa illative Karjalaansa Karjaloihinsa adessive Karjalallaan Karjalallansa Karjaloillaan Karjaloillansa ablative Karjalaltaan Karjalaltansa Karjaloiltaan Karjaloiltansa allative Karjalalleen Karjalallensa Karjaloilleen Karjaloillensa essive Karjalanaan Karjalanansa Karjaloinaan Karjaloinansa translative Karjalakseen Karjalaksensa Karjaloikseen Karjaloiksensa abessive Karjalattaan Karjalattansa Karjaloittaan Karjaloittansa instructive — — comitative — Karjaloineen Karjaloinensa

Derived terms

• Aunuksen Karjala
• Etelä-Karjala
• karjala
• karjalainen
• Karjalainen
• Karjalan tasavalta
• Karjalankannas
• karjalankarhukoira
• karjalanneito
• karjalanpaisti
• karjalanpiirakka
• karjalanpiiras
• karjalanruusu
• karjalantalo
• Laatokan Karjala
• luovutettu Karjala
• Muinais-Karjala
• Pohjois-Karjala
• Raja-Karjala
• Tverin Karjala
• Vienan Karjala

 

Statistics

• Karjala is the 2558^th (tied with 6 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 314 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Further reading

• Disambiguation page on Karjala on the Finnish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^fi.

Ingrian

Etymology

From karjala (“Karelian”). Akin to Finnish Karjala and Estonian Karjala.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrjɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑrjəɫ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑrjɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑrjɑɫɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑrjɑl, -ɑrjɑlɑ
• Hyphenation: Kar‧ja‧la

Proper noun

Karjala

1. Karelia (a region of Russia and Finland)
   • 1916, Volmari Porkka, quoting Mapu Uudestakylestä, “1286. Soikkola, Oussimäki, III151”, in Väinö Salminen, V. Alava, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot‎^[1], volume III2, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 1-2:

     Kasvoi kaksi poikoi lasta, // Yksi kasvoi Karjalassa;

     There grew two little boys, // One grew in Karelia;

Declension

Declension of Karjala (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Karjala	Karjalat
genitive	Karjalan	Karjaloin
partitive	Karjalaa	Karjaloja
illative	Karjalaa	Karjaloihe
inessive	Karjalaas	Karjalois
elative	Karjalast	Karjaloist
allative	Karjalalle	Karjaloille
adessive	Karjalaal	Karjaloil
ablative	Karjalalt	Karjaloilt
translative	Karjalaks	Karjaloiks
essive	Karjalanna, Karjalaan	Karjaloinna, Karjaloin
exessive1)	Karjalant	Karjaloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.