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Koskenkorva

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kosken (rapids) +‎ korva (edge, border), i.e. "on the edge, border of a rapids"

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkoskenˌkorʋɑ/, [ˈko̞s̠k̟e̞ŋˌko̞rʋɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -orʋɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Kosken‧korva

Proper noun

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Koskenkorva

  1. A village in South Ostrobothnia.
  2. a Finnish surname
  3. A Finnish brand of vodka produced in and named according to this village.

Declension

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Inflection of Koskenkorva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Koskenkorva Koskenkorvat
genitive Koskenkorvan Koskenkorvien
partitive Koskenkorvaa Koskenkorvia
illative Koskenkorvaan Koskenkorviin
singular plural
nominative Koskenkorva Koskenkorvat
accusative nom. Koskenkorva Koskenkorvat
gen. Koskenkorvan
genitive Koskenkorvan Koskenkorvien
Koskenkorvain rare
partitive Koskenkorvaa Koskenkorvia
inessive Koskenkorvassa Koskenkorvissa
elative Koskenkorvasta Koskenkorvista
illative Koskenkorvaan Koskenkorviin
adessive Koskenkorvalla Koskenkorvilla
ablative Koskenkorvalta Koskenkorvilta
allative Koskenkorvalle Koskenkorville
essive Koskenkorvana Koskenkorvina
translative Koskenkorvaksi Koskenkorviksi
abessive Koskenkorvatta Koskenkorvitta
instructive Koskenkorvin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Koskenkorva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

Derived terms

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Statistics

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  • Koskenkorva is the 2343rd (tied with 8 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 346 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.