Pasila

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Pasila.

Proper noun

Pasila

1. A district of Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland.
   • 1953 September, Norman N. Forbes, “Through Porkkala by Rail”, in Railway Magazine, page 631:

     This is actually a Soviet train, running from the Porkkala area to Leningrad, and it has to reverse at Pasila (Frederiksberg) in the outskirts of Helsinki.

Finnish

Etymology

From Pasi +‎ -la. The neighborhood in Helsinki is named after Karl Pasila, a long-time tenant of the Fredriksberg farm that stood on the area.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑsilɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠ilɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsilɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Pa‧si‧la

Proper noun

Pasila

1. a Finnish surname
2. A neighborhood of Helsinki

Declension

Inflection of Pasila (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Pasila	Pasilat
genitive		Pasilan	Pasiloiden Pasiloitten
partitive		Pasilaa	Pasiloita
illative		Pasilaan	Pasiloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Pasila	Pasilat
accusative	nom.	Pasila	Pasilat
	gen.	Pasilan
genitive		Pasilan	Pasiloiden Pasiloitten Pasilain rare
partitive		Pasilaa	Pasiloita
inessive		Pasilassa	Pasiloissa
elative		Pasilasta	Pasiloista
illative		Pasilaan	Pasiloihin
adessive		Pasilalla	Pasiloilla
ablative		Pasilalta	Pasiloilta
allative		Pasilalle	Pasiloille
essive		Pasilana	Pasiloina
translative		Pasilaksi	Pasiloiksi
abessive		Pasilatta	Pasiloitta
instructive		—	Pasiloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pasilani Pasilani accusative nom. Pasilani Pasilani gen. Pasilani genitive Pasilani Pasiloideni Pasiloitteni Pasilaini rare partitive Pasilaani Pasiloitani inessive Pasilassani Pasiloissani elative Pasilastani Pasiloistani illative Pasilaani Pasiloihini adessive Pasilallani Pasiloillani ablative Pasilaltani Pasiloiltani allative Pasilalleni Pasiloilleni essive Pasilanani Pasiloinani translative Pasilakseni Pasiloikseni abessive Pasilattani Pasiloittani instructive — — comitative — Pasiloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pasilasi Pasilasi accusative nom. Pasilasi Pasilasi gen. Pasilasi genitive Pasilasi Pasiloidesi Pasiloittesi Pasilaisi rare partitive Pasilaasi Pasiloitasi inessive Pasilassasi Pasiloissasi elative Pasilastasi Pasiloistasi illative Pasilaasi Pasiloihisi adessive Pasilallasi Pasiloillasi ablative Pasilaltasi Pasiloiltasi allative Pasilallesi Pasiloillesi essive Pasilanasi Pasiloinasi translative Pasilaksesi Pasiloiksesi abessive Pasilattasi Pasiloittasi instructive — — comitative — Pasiloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pasilamme Pasilamme accusative nom. Pasilamme Pasilamme gen. Pasilamme genitive Pasilamme Pasiloidemme Pasiloittemme Pasilaimme rare partitive Pasilaamme Pasiloitamme inessive Pasilassamme Pasiloissamme elative Pasilastamme Pasiloistamme illative Pasilaamme Pasiloihimme adessive Pasilallamme Pasiloillamme ablative Pasilaltamme Pasiloiltamme allative Pasilallemme Pasiloillemme essive Pasilanamme Pasiloinamme translative Pasilaksemme Pasiloiksemme abessive Pasilattamme Pasiloittamme instructive — — comitative — Pasiloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pasilanne Pasilanne accusative nom. Pasilanne Pasilanne gen. Pasilanne genitive Pasilanne Pasiloidenne Pasiloittenne Pasilainne rare partitive Pasilaanne Pasiloitanne inessive Pasilassanne Pasiloissanne elative Pasilastanne Pasiloistanne illative Pasilaanne Pasiloihinne adessive Pasilallanne Pasiloillanne ablative Pasilaltanne Pasiloiltanne allative Pasilallenne Pasiloillenne essive Pasilananne Pasiloinanne translative Pasilaksenne Pasiloiksenne abessive Pasilattanne Pasiloittanne instructive — — comitative — Pasiloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Pasilansa Pasilansa accusative nom. Pasilansa Pasilansa gen. Pasilansa genitive Pasilansa Pasiloidensa Pasiloittensa Pasilainsa rare partitive Pasilaansa Pasiloitaan Pasiloitansa inessive Pasilassaan Pasilassansa Pasiloissaan Pasiloissansa elative Pasilastaan Pasilastansa Pasiloistaan Pasiloistansa illative Pasilaansa Pasiloihinsa adessive Pasilallaan Pasilallansa Pasiloillaan Pasiloillansa ablative Pasilaltaan Pasilaltansa Pasiloiltaan Pasiloiltansa allative Pasilalleen Pasilallensa Pasiloilleen Pasiloillensa essive Pasilanaan Pasilanansa Pasiloinaan Pasiloinansa translative Pasilakseen Pasilaksensa Pasiloikseen Pasiloiksensa abessive Pasilattaan Pasilattansa Pasiloittaan Pasiloittansa instructive — — comitative — Pasiloineen Pasiloinensa

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

Derived terms

compounds

• Itä-Pasila
• Keski-Pasila
• Länsi-Pasila
• Pohjois-Pasila

 

Statistics

• Pasila is the 6164^th (tied with 52 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 111 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Samoan

Etymology

From Portuguese Brasil.

Proper noun

Pasila

1. Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)