Nousiainen

Finnish

Etymology

Nousia +‎ -inen. Both senses are most likely from the pre-Christian male name Nousia (< nousija), but the two senses are not directly connected as the surname is a Savonian -(i)nen-type surname while the parish is located in Finland Proper.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnou̯siɑi̯nen/, [ˈno̞u̯s̠iˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -ɑinen
• Hyphenation^(key): Nou‧si‧ai‧nen

Proper noun

Nousiainen

1. a Finnish surname
2. A municipality of Southwest Finland.

Declension

• surname:

Inflection of Nousiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		Nousiainen	Nousiaiset
genitive		Nousiaisen	Nousiaisten Nousiaisien
partitive		Nousiaista	Nousiaisia
illative		Nousiaiseen	Nousiaisiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Nousiainen	Nousiaiset
accusative	nom.	Nousiainen	Nousiaiset
	gen.	Nousiaisen
genitive		Nousiaisen	Nousiaisten Nousiaisien
partitive		Nousiaista	Nousiaisia
inessive		Nousiaisessa	Nousiaisissa
elative		Nousiaisesta	Nousiaisista
illative		Nousiaiseen	Nousiaisiin
adessive		Nousiaisella	Nousiaisilla
ablative		Nousiaiselta	Nousiaisilta
allative		Nousiaiselle	Nousiaisille
essive		Nousiaisena	Nousiaisina
translative		Nousiaiseksi	Nousiaisiksi
abessive		Nousiaisetta	Nousiaisitta
instructive		—	Nousiaisin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Nousiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nousiaiseni Nousiaiseni accusative nom. Nousiaiseni Nousiaiseni gen. Nousiaiseni genitive Nousiaiseni Nousiaisteni Nousiaisieni partitive Nousiaistani Nousiaisiani inessive Nousiaisessani Nousiaisissani elative Nousiaisestani Nousiaisistani illative Nousiaiseeni Nousiaisiini adessive Nousiaisellani Nousiaisillani ablative Nousiaiseltani Nousiaisiltani allative Nousiaiselleni Nousiaisilleni essive Nousiaisenani Nousiaisinani translative Nousiaisekseni Nousiaisikseni abessive Nousiaisettani Nousiaisittani instructive — — comitative — Nousiaisineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Nousiaisesi Nousiaisesi accusative nom. Nousiaisesi Nousiaisesi gen. Nousiaisesi genitive Nousiaisesi Nousiaistesi Nousiaisiesi partitive Nousiaistasi Nousiaisiasi inessive Nousiaisessasi Nousiaisissasi elative Nousiaisestasi Nousiaisistasi illative Nousiaiseesi Nousiaisiisi adessive Nousiaisellasi Nousiaisillasi ablative Nousiaiseltasi Nousiaisiltasi allative Nousiaisellesi Nousiaisillesi essive Nousiaisenasi Nousiaisinasi translative Nousiaiseksesi Nousiaisiksesi abessive Nousiaisettasi Nousiaisittasi instructive — — comitative — Nousiaisinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nousiaisemme Nousiaisemme accusative nom. Nousiaisemme Nousiaisemme gen. Nousiaisemme genitive Nousiaisemme Nousiaistemme Nousiaisiemme partitive Nousiaistamme Nousiaisiamme inessive Nousiaisessamme Nousiaisissamme elative Nousiaisestamme Nousiaisistamme illative Nousiaiseemme Nousiaisiimme adessive Nousiaisellamme Nousiaisillamme ablative Nousiaiseltamme Nousiaisiltamme allative Nousiaisellemme Nousiaisillemme essive Nousiaisenamme Nousiaisinamme translative Nousiaiseksemme Nousiaisiksemme abessive Nousiaisettamme Nousiaisittamme instructive — — comitative — Nousiaisinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Nousiaisenne Nousiaisenne accusative nom. Nousiaisenne Nousiaisenne gen. Nousiaisenne genitive Nousiaisenne Nousiaistenne Nousiaisienne partitive Nousiaistanne Nousiaisianne inessive Nousiaisessanne Nousiaisissanne elative Nousiaisestanne Nousiaisistanne illative Nousiaiseenne Nousiaisiinne adessive Nousiaisellanne Nousiaisillanne ablative Nousiaiseltanne Nousiaisiltanne allative Nousiaisellenne Nousiaisillenne essive Nousiaisenanne Nousiaisinanne translative Nousiaiseksenne Nousiaisiksenne abessive Nousiaisettanne Nousiaisittanne instructive — — comitative — Nousiaisinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Nousiaisensa Nousiaisensa accusative nom. Nousiaisensa Nousiaisensa gen. Nousiaisensa genitive Nousiaisensa Nousiaistensa Nousiaisiensa partitive Nousiaistaan Nousiaistansa Nousiaisiaan Nousiaisiansa inessive Nousiaisessaan Nousiaisessansa Nousiaisissaan Nousiaisissansa elative Nousiaisestaan Nousiaisestansa Nousiaisistaan Nousiaisistansa illative Nousiaiseensa Nousiaisiinsa adessive Nousiaisellaan Nousiaisellansa Nousiaisillaan Nousiaisillansa ablative Nousiaiseltaan Nousiaiseltansa Nousiaisiltaan Nousiaisiltansa allative Nousiaiselleen Nousiaisellensa Nousiaisilleen Nousiaisillensa essive Nousiaisenaan Nousiaisenansa Nousiaisinaan Nousiaisinansa translative Nousiaisekseen Nousiaiseksensa Nousiaisikseen Nousiaisiksensa abessive Nousiaisettaan Nousiaisettansa Nousiaisittaan Nousiaisittansa instructive — — comitative — Nousiaisineen Nousiaisinensa

• municipality:

Inflection of Nousiainen (type 38/nainen) singular plural nominative Nousiainen – genitive – Nousiaisten partitive Nousiaista Nousiaisia accusative Nousiainen Nousiaisen – inessive – Nousiaisissa elative – Nousiaisista illative – Nousiaisiin adessive – Nousiaisilla ablative – Nousiaisilta allative – Nousiaisille essive – Nousiaisina translative Nousiaiseksi Nousiaisiksi abessive – Nousiaisitta instructive – Nousiaisin comitative – Nousiaisineen

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Nousiainen" is Nousiaisissa. Note that the inflected forms are formed as if they were plural.

Derived terms

• nousiaislainen

 

Descendants

• →⇒ Swedish: Nousis

Statistics

• Nousiainen is the 172^nd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 4,114 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

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