Maarianhamina

Finnish

Etymology

Founded in 1861 when Finland was a grand duchy of Russia, and named after the then empress consort of Russia, Maria Alexandrovna; literally "Maria's Harbour" (Maarian hamina).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːriɑnˌhɑminɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːriɑ̝nˌhɑ̝minɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑminɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Maa‧rian‧hami‧na

Proper noun

Maarianhamina

1. Mariehamn; the capital of Åland, an autonomous province of Finland.

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Maarianhamina" is Maarianhaminassa.

Inflection of Maarianhamina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Maarianhamina	—
genitive		Maarianhaminan	—
partitive		Maarianhaminaa	—
illative		Maarianhaminaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Maarianhamina	—
accusative	nom.	Maarianhamina	—
	gen.	Maarianhaminan
genitive		Maarianhaminan	—
partitive		Maarianhaminaa	—
inessive		Maarianhaminassa	—
elative		Maarianhaminasta	—
illative		Maarianhaminaan	—
adessive		Maarianhaminalla	—
ablative		Maarianhaminalta	—
allative		Maarianhaminalle	—
essive		Maarianhaminana	—
translative		Maarianhaminaksi	—
abessive		Maarianhaminatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maarianhaminani — accusative nom. Maarianhaminani — gen. Maarianhaminani genitive Maarianhaminani — partitive Maarianhaminaani — inessive Maarianhaminassani — elative Maarianhaminastani — illative Maarianhaminaani — adessive Maarianhaminallani — ablative Maarianhaminaltani — allative Maarianhaminalleni — essive Maarianhaminanani — translative Maarianhaminakseni — abessive Maarianhaminattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Maarianhaminasi — accusative nom. Maarianhaminasi — gen. Maarianhaminasi genitive Maarianhaminasi — partitive Maarianhaminaasi — inessive Maarianhaminassasi — elative Maarianhaminastasi — illative Maarianhaminaasi — adessive Maarianhaminallasi — ablative Maarianhaminaltasi — allative Maarianhaminallesi — essive Maarianhaminanasi — translative Maarianhaminaksesi — abessive Maarianhaminattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maarianhaminamme — accusative nom. Maarianhaminamme — gen. Maarianhaminamme genitive Maarianhaminamme — partitive Maarianhaminaamme — inessive Maarianhaminassamme — elative Maarianhaminastamme — illative Maarianhaminaamme — adessive Maarianhaminallamme — ablative Maarianhaminaltamme — allative Maarianhaminallemme — essive Maarianhaminanamme — translative Maarianhaminaksemme — abessive Maarianhaminattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Maarianhaminanne — accusative nom. Maarianhaminanne — gen. Maarianhaminanne genitive Maarianhaminanne — partitive Maarianhaminaanne — inessive Maarianhaminassanne — elative Maarianhaminastanne — illative Maarianhaminaanne — adessive Maarianhaminallanne — ablative Maarianhaminaltanne — allative Maarianhaminallenne — essive Maarianhaminananne — translative Maarianhaminaksenne — abessive Maarianhaminattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Maarianhaminansa — accusative nom. Maarianhaminansa — gen. Maarianhaminansa genitive Maarianhaminansa — partitive Maarianhaminaansa — inessive Maarianhaminassaan Maarianhaminassansa — elative Maarianhaminastaan Maarianhaminastansa — illative Maarianhaminaansa — adessive Maarianhaminallaan Maarianhaminallansa — ablative Maarianhaminaltaan Maarianhaminaltansa — allative Maarianhaminalleen Maarianhaminallensa — essive Maarianhaminanaan Maarianhaminanansa — translative Maarianhaminakseen Maarianhaminaksensa — abessive Maarianhaminattaan Maarianhaminattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• maarianhaminalainen