Kauhajoki

English

Proper noun

Kauhajoki

1. A town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Translations

town

• Finnish: Kauhajoki (fi)
• Swedish: Kauhajoki n

Finnish

Etymology

kauha +‎ joki, named after the headwater Kauhajärvi, which is named after kauha (“ladle, dipper”) for its shape.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯hɑˌjoki/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ɦɑ̝ˌjo̞k̟i]
• Rhymes: -oki
• Syllabification^(key): Kau‧ha‧jo‧ki

Proper noun

Kauhajoki

1. Kauhajoki (a town and municipality of Finland)

Declension

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

Inflection of Kauhajoki (Kotus type 7*D/ovi, k-∅ gradation)
nominative		Kauhajoki	—
genitive		Kauhajoen	—
partitive		Kauhajokea	—
illative		Kauhajokeen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Kauhajoki	—
accusative	nom.	Kauhajoki	—
	gen.	Kauhajoen
genitive		Kauhajoen	—
partitive		Kauhajokea	—
inessive		Kauhajoessa	—
elative		Kauhajoesta	—
illative		Kauhajokeen	—
adessive		Kauhajoella	—
ablative		Kauhajoelta	—
allative		Kauhajoelle	—
essive		Kauhajokena	—
translative		Kauhajoeksi	—
abessive		Kauhajoetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kauhajokeni — accusative nom. Kauhajokeni — gen. Kauhajokeni genitive Kauhajokeni — partitive Kauhajokeani — inessive Kauhajoessani — elative Kauhajoestani — illative Kauhajokeeni — adessive Kauhajoellani — ablative Kauhajoeltani — allative Kauhajoelleni — essive Kauhajokenani — translative Kauhajoekseni — abessive Kauhajoettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kauhajokesi — accusative nom. Kauhajokesi — gen. Kauhajokesi genitive Kauhajokesi — partitive Kauhajokeasi — inessive Kauhajoessasi — elative Kauhajoestasi — illative Kauhajokeesi — adessive Kauhajoellasi — ablative Kauhajoeltasi — allative Kauhajoellesi — essive Kauhajokenasi — translative Kauhajoeksesi — abessive Kauhajoettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kauhajokemme — accusative nom. Kauhajokemme — gen. Kauhajokemme genitive Kauhajokemme — partitive Kauhajokeamme — inessive Kauhajoessamme — elative Kauhajoestamme — illative Kauhajokeemme — adessive Kauhajoellamme — ablative Kauhajoeltamme — allative Kauhajoellemme — essive Kauhajokenamme — translative Kauhajoeksemme — abessive Kauhajoettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kauhajokenne — accusative nom. Kauhajokenne — gen. Kauhajokenne genitive Kauhajokenne — partitive Kauhajokeanne — inessive Kauhajoessanne — elative Kauhajoestanne — illative Kauhajokeenne — adessive Kauhajoellanne — ablative Kauhajoeltanne — allative Kauhajoellenne — essive Kauhajokenanne — translative Kauhajoeksenne — abessive Kauhajoettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kauhajokensa — accusative nom. Kauhajokensa — gen. Kauhajokensa genitive Kauhajokensa — partitive Kauhajokeaan Kauhajokeansa — inessive Kauhajoessaan Kauhajoessansa — elative Kauhajoestaan Kauhajoestansa — illative Kauhajokeensa — adessive Kauhajoellaan Kauhajoellansa — ablative Kauhajoeltaan Kauhajoeltansa — allative Kauhajoelleen Kauhajoellensa — essive Kauhajokenaan Kauhajokenansa — translative Kauhajoekseen Kauhajoeksensa — abessive Kauhajoettaan Kauhajoettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• kauhajokelainen
• kauhajokinen

 

Descendants

• → English: Kauhajoki
• → Swedish: Kauhajoki