Pietarsaari

Finnish

Etymology

Pietar- +‎ saari, a folk-etymological form influenced by Swedish Pedersöre, itself folk-etymologically associated with the name Peder, but more likely from an original Finnish name *Petra-saari and thus equivalent to peura +‎ saari.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpie̯tɑrˌsɑːri/, [ˈpie̞̯t̪ɑ̝rˌs̠ɑ̝ːri]
• Rhymes: -ɑːri
• Hyphenation^(key): Pietar‧saari

Proper noun

Pietarsaari

1. Jakobstad (a town and municipality of Ostrobothnia, Finland)
2. (rare) a Finnish surname

Usage notes

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Pietarsaari" is Pietarsaaressa.

Declension

Inflection of Pietarsaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
nominative		Pietarsaari	Pietarsaaret
genitive		Pietarsaaren	Pietarsaarten Pietarsaarien
partitive		Pietarsaarta	Pietarsaaria
illative		Pietarsaareen	Pietarsaariin
		singular	plural
nominative		Pietarsaari	Pietarsaaret
accusative	nom.	Pietarsaari	Pietarsaaret
	gen.	Pietarsaaren
genitive		Pietarsaaren	Pietarsaarten Pietarsaarien
partitive		Pietarsaarta	Pietarsaaria
inessive		Pietarsaaressa	Pietarsaarissa
elative		Pietarsaaresta	Pietarsaarista
illative		Pietarsaareen	Pietarsaariin
adessive		Pietarsaarella	Pietarsaarilla
ablative		Pietarsaarelta	Pietarsaarilta
allative		Pietarsaarelle	Pietarsaarille
essive		Pietarsaarena	Pietarsaarina
translative		Pietarsaareksi	Pietarsaariksi
abessive		Pietarsaaretta	Pietarsaaritta
instructive		—	Pietarsaarin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Pietarsaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pietarsaareni Pietarsaareni accusative nom. Pietarsaareni Pietarsaareni gen. Pietarsaareni genitive Pietarsaareni Pietarsaarteni Pietarsaarieni partitive Pietarsaartani Pietarsaariani inessive Pietarsaaressani Pietarsaarissani elative Pietarsaarestani Pietarsaaristani illative Pietarsaareeni Pietarsaariini adessive Pietarsaarellani Pietarsaarillani ablative Pietarsaareltani Pietarsaariltani allative Pietarsaarelleni Pietarsaarilleni essive Pietarsaarenani Pietarsaarinani translative Pietarsaarekseni Pietarsaarikseni abessive Pietarsaarettani Pietarsaarittani instructive — — comitative — Pietarsaarineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Pietarsaaresi Pietarsaaresi accusative nom. Pietarsaaresi Pietarsaaresi gen. Pietarsaaresi genitive Pietarsaaresi Pietarsaartesi Pietarsaariesi partitive Pietarsaartasi Pietarsaariasi inessive Pietarsaaressasi Pietarsaarissasi elative Pietarsaarestasi Pietarsaaristasi illative Pietarsaareesi Pietarsaariisi adessive Pietarsaarellasi Pietarsaarillasi ablative Pietarsaareltasi Pietarsaariltasi allative Pietarsaarellesi Pietarsaarillesi essive Pietarsaarenasi Pietarsaarinasi translative Pietarsaareksesi Pietarsaariksesi abessive Pietarsaarettasi Pietarsaarittasi instructive — — comitative — Pietarsaarinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pietarsaaremme Pietarsaaremme accusative nom. Pietarsaaremme Pietarsaaremme gen. Pietarsaaremme genitive Pietarsaaremme Pietarsaartemme Pietarsaariemme partitive Pietarsaartamme Pietarsaariamme inessive Pietarsaaressamme Pietarsaarissamme elative Pietarsaarestamme Pietarsaaristamme illative Pietarsaareemme Pietarsaariimme adessive Pietarsaarellamme Pietarsaarillamme ablative Pietarsaareltamme Pietarsaariltamme allative Pietarsaarellemme Pietarsaarillemme essive Pietarsaarenamme Pietarsaarinamme translative Pietarsaareksemme Pietarsaariksemme abessive Pietarsaarettamme Pietarsaarittamme instructive — — comitative — Pietarsaarinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Pietarsaarenne Pietarsaarenne accusative nom. Pietarsaarenne Pietarsaarenne gen. Pietarsaarenne genitive Pietarsaarenne Pietarsaartenne Pietarsaarienne partitive Pietarsaartanne Pietarsaarianne inessive Pietarsaaressanne Pietarsaarissanne elative Pietarsaarestanne Pietarsaaristanne illative Pietarsaareenne Pietarsaariinne adessive Pietarsaarellanne Pietarsaarillanne ablative Pietarsaareltanne Pietarsaariltanne allative Pietarsaarellenne Pietarsaarillenne essive Pietarsaarenanne Pietarsaarinanne translative Pietarsaareksenne Pietarsaariksenne abessive Pietarsaarettanne Pietarsaarittanne instructive — — comitative — Pietarsaarinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Pietarsaarensa Pietarsaarensa accusative nom. Pietarsaarensa Pietarsaarensa gen. Pietarsaarensa genitive Pietarsaarensa Pietarsaartensa Pietarsaariensa partitive Pietarsaartaan Pietarsaartansa Pietarsaariaan Pietarsaariansa inessive Pietarsaaressaan Pietarsaaressansa Pietarsaarissaan Pietarsaarissansa elative Pietarsaarestaan Pietarsaarestansa Pietarsaaristaan Pietarsaaristansa illative Pietarsaareensa Pietarsaariinsa adessive Pietarsaarellaan Pietarsaarellansa Pietarsaarillaan Pietarsaarillansa ablative Pietarsaareltaan Pietarsaareltansa Pietarsaariltaan Pietarsaariltansa allative Pietarsaarelleen Pietarsaarellensa Pietarsaarilleen Pietarsaarillensa essive Pietarsaarenaan Pietarsaarenansa Pietarsaarinaan Pietarsaarinansa translative Pietarsaarekseen Pietarsaareksensa Pietarsaarikseen Pietarsaariksensa abessive Pietarsaarettaan Pietarsaarettansa Pietarsaarittaan Pietarsaarittansa instructive — — comitative — Pietarsaarineen Pietarsaarinensa

Derived terms

• pietarsaarelainen

 

Statistics

• The surname Pietarsaari belongs to 38 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.