Malmi

See also: malmi

Finnish

Etymology

< malmi (“field”). As a surname, through the sense "used by soldiers for training". As a place in Helsinki, perhaps in reference to the sandy field that is now the spot of the Malmi Cemetery, or to a village located south of what is now Ala-Malmi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑlmi/, [ˈmɑ̝lmi]
• Rhymes: -ɑlmi
• Hyphenation^(key): Mal‧mi

Proper noun

Malmi

1. a Finnish surname
2. A neighborhood of Helsinki

Declension

Inflection of Malmi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Malmi	Malmit
genitive		Malmin	Malmien
partitive		Malmia	Malmeja
illative		Malmiin	Malmeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Malmi	Malmit
accusative	nom.	Malmi	Malmit
	gen.	Malmin
genitive		Malmin	Malmien
partitive		Malmia	Malmeja
inessive		Malmissa	Malmeissa
elative		Malmista	Malmeista
illative		Malmiin	Malmeihin
adessive		Malmilla	Malmeilla
ablative		Malmilta	Malmeilta
allative		Malmille	Malmeille
essive		Malmina	Malmeina
translative		Malmiksi	Malmeiksi
abessive		Malmitta	Malmeitta
instructive		—	Malmein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Malmi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Malmini Malmini accusative nom. Malmini Malmini gen. Malmini genitive Malmini Malmieni partitive Malmiani Malmejani inessive Malmissani Malmeissani elative Malmistani Malmeistani illative Malmiini Malmeihini adessive Malmillani Malmeillani ablative Malmiltani Malmeiltani allative Malmilleni Malmeilleni essive Malminani Malmeinani translative Malmikseni Malmeikseni abessive Malmittani Malmeittani instructive — — comitative — Malmeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Malmisi Malmisi accusative nom. Malmisi Malmisi gen. Malmisi genitive Malmisi Malmiesi partitive Malmiasi Malmejasi inessive Malmissasi Malmeissasi elative Malmistasi Malmeistasi illative Malmiisi Malmeihisi adessive Malmillasi Malmeillasi ablative Malmiltasi Malmeiltasi allative Malmillesi Malmeillesi essive Malminasi Malmeinasi translative Malmiksesi Malmeiksesi abessive Malmittasi Malmeittasi instructive — — comitative — Malmeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Malmimme Malmimme accusative nom. Malmimme Malmimme gen. Malmimme genitive Malmimme Malmiemme partitive Malmiamme Malmejamme inessive Malmissamme Malmeissamme elative Malmistamme Malmeistamme illative Malmiimme Malmeihimme adessive Malmillamme Malmeillamme ablative Malmiltamme Malmeiltamme allative Malmillemme Malmeillemme essive Malminamme Malmeinamme translative Malmiksemme Malmeiksemme abessive Malmittamme Malmeittamme instructive — — comitative — Malmeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Malminne Malminne accusative nom. Malminne Malminne gen. Malminne genitive Malminne Malmienne partitive Malmianne Malmejanne inessive Malmissanne Malmeissanne elative Malmistanne Malmeistanne illative Malmiinne Malmeihinne adessive Malmillanne Malmeillanne ablative Malmiltanne Malmeiltanne allative Malmillenne Malmeillenne essive Malminanne Malmeinanne translative Malmiksenne Malmeiksenne abessive Malmittanne Malmeittanne instructive — — comitative — Malmeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Malminsa Malminsa accusative nom. Malminsa Malminsa gen. Malminsa genitive Malminsa Malmiensa partitive Malmiaan Malmiansa Malmejaan Malmejansa inessive Malmissaan Malmissansa Malmeissaan Malmeissansa elative Malmistaan Malmistansa Malmeistaan Malmeistansa illative Malmiinsa Malmeihinsa adessive Malmillaan Malmillansa Malmeillaan Malmeillansa ablative Malmiltaan Malmiltansa Malmeiltaan Malmeiltansa allative Malmilleen Malmillensa Malmeilleen Malmeillensa essive Malminaan Malminansa Malmeinaan Malmeinansa translative Malmikseen Malmiksensa Malmeikseen Malmeiksensa abessive Malmittaan Malmittansa Malmeittaan Malmeittansa instructive — — comitative — Malmeineen Malmeinensa

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.

Derived terms

compounds

• Ala-Malmi
• Ylä-Malmi

 

Statistics

• Malmi is the 1058^th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 818 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.