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Maunula

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Maunu +‎ -la. The quarter of Helsinki is probably named after Måns Sigfredsson (owner of a farm in the area during 1630–1639).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑu̯nulɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝u̯nulɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑunulɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Mau‧nu‧la

Proper noun

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Maunula

  1. a Finnish surname
  2. A Finnish placename
    1. A quarter of Helsinki

Declension

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Inflection of Maunula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Maunula Maunulat
genitive Maunulan Maunuloiden
Maunuloitten
partitive Maunulaa Maunuloita
illative Maunulaan Maunuloihin
singular plural
nominative Maunula Maunulat
accusative nom. Maunula Maunulat
gen. Maunulan
genitive Maunulan Maunuloiden
Maunuloitten
Maunulain rare
partitive Maunulaa Maunuloita
inessive Maunulassa Maunuloissa
elative Maunulasta Maunuloista
illative Maunulaan Maunuloihin
adessive Maunulalla Maunuloilla
ablative Maunulalta Maunuloilta
allative Maunulalle Maunuloille
essive Maunulana Maunuloina
translative Maunulaksi Maunuloiksi
abessive Maunulatta Maunuloitta
instructive Maunuloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Maunula (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Maunulani Maunulani
accusative nom. Maunulani Maunulani
gen. Maunulani
genitive Maunulani Maunuloideni
Maunuloitteni
Maunulaini rare
partitive Maunulaani Maunuloitani
inessive Maunulassani Maunuloissani
elative Maunulastani Maunuloistani
illative Maunulaani Maunuloihini
adessive Maunulallani Maunuloillani
ablative Maunulaltani Maunuloiltani
allative Maunulalleni Maunuloilleni
essive Maunulanani Maunuloinani
translative Maunulakseni Maunuloikseni
abessive Maunulattani Maunuloittani
instructive
comitative Maunuloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Maunulasi Maunulasi
accusative nom. Maunulasi Maunulasi
gen. Maunulasi
genitive Maunulasi Maunuloidesi
Maunuloittesi
Maunulaisi rare
partitive Maunulaasi Maunuloitasi
inessive Maunulassasi Maunuloissasi
elative Maunulastasi Maunuloistasi
illative Maunulaasi Maunuloihisi
adessive Maunulallasi Maunuloillasi
ablative Maunulaltasi Maunuloiltasi
allative Maunulallesi Maunuloillesi
essive Maunulanasi Maunuloinasi
translative Maunulaksesi Maunuloiksesi
abessive Maunulattasi Maunuloittasi
instructive
comitative Maunuloinesi

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.

Derived terms

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compounds

Statistics

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  • Maunula is the 1114th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 771 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

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  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN