Koivulahti

Finnish

Etymology

Adapted from Swedish Kvevlax (also written Koiffuolax (1440), Kåjwålax (1443), Quiffuelax (1543) in older sources), which in turn is from Finnish *Koivulaksi (thus koivu (“birch”) +‎ lahti (“bay”)) or *Kuivalaksi (thus kuiva (“dry”) +‎ lahti (“bay”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkoi̯ʋuˌlɑhti/, [ˈko̞i̯ʋuˌlɑ̝xt̪i]
• Rhymes: -ɑhti
• Hyphenation^(key): Koivu‧lahti

Proper noun

Koivulahti

1. A former municipality in Finland, merged with Mustasaari in 1973.
2. a Finnish surname transferred from the place name

Declension

Inflection of Koivulahti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation)
nominative		Koivulahti	Koivulahdet
genitive		Koivulahden	Koivulahtien
partitive		Koivulahtea	Koivulahtia
illative		Koivulahteen	Koivulahtiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Koivulahti	Koivulahdet
accusative	nom.	Koivulahti	Koivulahdet
	gen.	Koivulahden
genitive		Koivulahden	Koivulahtien
partitive		Koivulahtea	Koivulahtia
inessive		Koivulahdessa	Koivulahdissa
elative		Koivulahdesta	Koivulahdista
illative		Koivulahteen	Koivulahtiin
adessive		Koivulahdella	Koivulahdilla
ablative		Koivulahdelta	Koivulahdilta
allative		Koivulahdelle	Koivulahdille
essive		Koivulahtena	Koivulahtina
translative		Koivulahdeksi	Koivulahdiksi
abessive		Koivulahdetta	Koivulahditta
instructive		—	Koivulahdin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Koivulahti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Koivulahteni Koivulahteni accusative nom. Koivulahteni Koivulahteni gen. Koivulahteni genitive Koivulahteni Koivulahtieni partitive Koivulahteani Koivulahtiani inessive Koivulahdessani Koivulahdissani elative Koivulahdestani Koivulahdistani illative Koivulahteeni Koivulahtiini adessive Koivulahdellani Koivulahdillani ablative Koivulahdeltani Koivulahdiltani allative Koivulahdelleni Koivulahdilleni essive Koivulahtenani Koivulahtinani translative Koivulahdekseni Koivulahdikseni abessive Koivulahdettani Koivulahdittani instructive — — comitative — Koivulahtineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Koivulahtesi Koivulahtesi accusative nom. Koivulahtesi Koivulahtesi gen. Koivulahtesi genitive Koivulahtesi Koivulahtiesi partitive Koivulahteasi Koivulahtiasi inessive Koivulahdessasi Koivulahdissasi elative Koivulahdestasi Koivulahdistasi illative Koivulahteesi Koivulahtiisi adessive Koivulahdellasi Koivulahdillasi ablative Koivulahdeltasi Koivulahdiltasi allative Koivulahdellesi Koivulahdillesi essive Koivulahtenasi Koivulahtinasi translative Koivulahdeksesi Koivulahdiksesi abessive Koivulahdettasi Koivulahdittasi instructive — — comitative — Koivulahtinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Koivulahtemme Koivulahtemme accusative nom. Koivulahtemme Koivulahtemme gen. Koivulahtemme genitive Koivulahtemme Koivulahtiemme partitive Koivulahteamme Koivulahtiamme inessive Koivulahdessamme Koivulahdissamme elative Koivulahdestamme Koivulahdistamme illative Koivulahteemme Koivulahtiimme adessive Koivulahdellamme Koivulahdillamme ablative Koivulahdeltamme Koivulahdiltamme allative Koivulahdellemme Koivulahdillemme essive Koivulahtenamme Koivulahtinamme translative Koivulahdeksemme Koivulahdiksemme abessive Koivulahdettamme Koivulahdittamme instructive — — comitative — Koivulahtinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Koivulahtenne Koivulahtenne accusative nom. Koivulahtenne Koivulahtenne gen. Koivulahtenne genitive Koivulahtenne Koivulahtienne partitive Koivulahteanne Koivulahtianne inessive Koivulahdessanne Koivulahdissanne elative Koivulahdestanne Koivulahdistanne illative Koivulahteenne Koivulahtiinne adessive Koivulahdellanne Koivulahdillanne ablative Koivulahdeltanne Koivulahdiltanne allative Koivulahdellenne Koivulahdillenne essive Koivulahtenanne Koivulahtinanne translative Koivulahdeksenne Koivulahdiksenne abessive Koivulahdettanne Koivulahdittanne instructive — — comitative — Koivulahtinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Koivulahtensa Koivulahtensa accusative nom. Koivulahtensa Koivulahtensa gen. Koivulahtensa genitive Koivulahtensa Koivulahtiensa partitive Koivulahteaan Koivulahteansa Koivulahtiaan Koivulahtiansa inessive Koivulahdessaan Koivulahdessansa Koivulahdissaan Koivulahdissansa elative Koivulahdestaan Koivulahdestansa Koivulahdistaan Koivulahdistansa illative Koivulahteensa Koivulahtiinsa adessive Koivulahdellaan Koivulahdellansa Koivulahdillaan Koivulahdillansa ablative Koivulahdeltaan Koivulahdeltansa Koivulahdiltaan Koivulahdiltansa allative Koivulahdelleen Koivulahdellensa Koivulahdilleen Koivulahdillensa essive Koivulahtenaan Koivulahtenansa Koivulahtinaan Koivulahtinansa translative Koivulahdekseen Koivulahdeksensa Koivulahdikseen Koivulahdiksensa abessive Koivulahdettaan Koivulahdettansa Koivulahdittaan Koivulahdittansa instructive — — comitative — Koivulahtineen Koivulahtinensa

Statistics

• Koivulahti is the 2924^th (tied with 11 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 269 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.