Meilahti

Finnish

Etymology

Mei- +‎ lahti; from the byname/nickname of Meil-Bengt Jakobsson, who owned a farm called Mejlans in the area. Mejlans remains the Swedish name for the neighborhood today. The byname/nickname may be in reference to Meilby, a village around what is now Seutula. The Meil- part may be an anthroponym Meile from some German language.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmei̯ˌlɑhti/, [ˈme̞i̯ˌlɑ̝xt̪i]
• Rhymes: -ɑhti
• Syllabification^(key): Mei‧lah‧ti

Proper noun

Meilahti

1. A neighborhood of Helsinki

Declension

Inflection of Meilahti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation)
nominative		Meilahti	—
genitive		Meilahden	—
partitive		Meilahtea	—
illative		Meilahteen	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Meilahti	—
accusative	nom.	Meilahti	—
	gen.	Meilahden
genitive		Meilahden	—
partitive		Meilahtea	—
inessive		Meilahdessa	—
elative		Meilahdesta	—
illative		Meilahteen	—
adessive		Meilahdella	—
ablative		Meilahdelta	—
allative		Meilahdelle	—
essive		Meilahtena	—
translative		Meilahdeksi	—
abessive		Meilahdetta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Meilahti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Meilahteni — accusative nom. Meilahteni — gen. Meilahteni genitive Meilahteni — partitive Meilahteani — inessive Meilahdessani — elative Meilahdestani — illative Meilahteeni — adessive Meilahdellani — ablative Meilahdeltani — allative Meilahdelleni — essive Meilahtenani — translative Meilahdekseni — abessive Meilahdettani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Meilahtesi — accusative nom. Meilahtesi — gen. Meilahtesi genitive Meilahtesi — partitive Meilahteasi — inessive Meilahdessasi — elative Meilahdestasi — illative Meilahteesi — adessive Meilahdellasi — ablative Meilahdeltasi — allative Meilahdellesi — essive Meilahtenasi — translative Meilahdeksesi — abessive Meilahdettasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Meilahtemme — accusative nom. Meilahtemme — gen. Meilahtemme genitive Meilahtemme — partitive Meilahteamme — inessive Meilahdessamme — elative Meilahdestamme — illative Meilahteemme — adessive Meilahdellamme — ablative Meilahdeltamme — allative Meilahdellemme — essive Meilahtenamme — translative Meilahdeksemme — abessive Meilahdettamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Meilahtenne — accusative nom. Meilahtenne — gen. Meilahtenne genitive Meilahtenne — partitive Meilahteanne — inessive Meilahdessanne — elative Meilahdestanne — illative Meilahteenne — adessive Meilahdellanne — ablative Meilahdeltanne — allative Meilahdellenne — essive Meilahtenanne — translative Meilahdeksenne — abessive Meilahdettanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Meilahtensa — accusative nom. Meilahtensa — gen. Meilahtensa genitive Meilahtensa — partitive Meilahteaan Meilahteansa — inessive Meilahdessaan Meilahdessansa — elative Meilahdestaan Meilahdestansa — illative Meilahteensa — adessive Meilahdellaan Meilahdellansa — ablative Meilahdeltaan Meilahdeltansa — allative Meilahdelleen Meilahdellensa — essive Meilahtenaan Meilahtenansa — translative Meilahdekseen Meilahdeksensa — abessive Meilahdettaan Meilahdettansa — instructive — — comitative — —

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