Lohvansuu

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From a byname/nickname meaning "bigmouthed"; lohvan- +‎ suu, from the dialectal verbs lohvata, lohventaa, lohvettaa (to holler, talk (too) loudly),[1] potentially of sound-symbolic origin.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlohʋɑnˌsuː/, [ˈlo̞xʋɑ̝nˌs̠uː]
  • Rhymes: -uː
  • Syllabification(key): Loh‧van‧suu

Proper noun

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Lohvansuu

  1. a Finnish surname

Declension

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Inflection of Lohvansuu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative Lohvansuu Lohvansuut
genitive Lohvansuun Lohvansuiden
Lohvansuitten
partitive Lohvansuuta Lohvansuita
illative Lohvansuuhun Lohvansuihin
singular plural
nominative Lohvansuu Lohvansuut
accusative nom. Lohvansuu Lohvansuut
gen. Lohvansuun
genitive Lohvansuun Lohvansuiden
Lohvansuitten
partitive Lohvansuuta Lohvansuita
inessive Lohvansuussa Lohvansuissa
elative Lohvansuusta Lohvansuista
illative Lohvansuuhun Lohvansuihin
adessive Lohvansuulla Lohvansuilla
ablative Lohvansuulta Lohvansuilta
allative Lohvansuulle Lohvansuille
essive Lohvansuuna Lohvansuina
translative Lohvansuuksi Lohvansuiksi
abessive Lohvansuutta Lohvansuitta
instructive Lohvansuin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Lohvansuu (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

Statistics

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  • Lohvansuu is the 3597th (tied with 15 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 213 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

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  1. ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN