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Ponkala

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Possibly from Sami (compare Northern Sami buokŋa) or akin to Punkka +‎ -la.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpoŋkɑlɑ/, [ˈpo̞ŋkɑ̝lɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oŋkɑlɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): Pon‧ka‧la

Proper noun

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Ponkala

  1. a Finnish surname

Declension

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Inflection of Ponkala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Ponkala Ponkalat
genitive Ponkalan Ponkaloiden
Ponkaloitten
partitive Ponkalaa Ponkaloita
illative Ponkalaan Ponkaloihin
singular plural
nominative Ponkala Ponkalat
accusative nom. Ponkala Ponkalat
gen. Ponkalan
genitive Ponkalan Ponkaloiden
Ponkaloitten
Ponkalain rare
partitive Ponkalaa Ponkaloita
inessive Ponkalassa Ponkaloissa
elative Ponkalasta Ponkaloista
illative Ponkalaan Ponkaloihin
adessive Ponkalalla Ponkaloilla
ablative Ponkalalta Ponkaloilta
allative Ponkalalle Ponkaloille
essive Ponkalana Ponkaloina
translative Ponkalaksi Ponkaloiksi
abessive Ponkalatta Ponkaloitta
instructive Ponkaloin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Ponkala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Ponkalani Ponkalani
accusative nom. Ponkalani Ponkalani
gen. Ponkalani
genitive Ponkalani Ponkaloideni
Ponkaloitteni
Ponkalaini rare
partitive Ponkalaani Ponkaloitani
inessive Ponkalassani Ponkaloissani
elative Ponkalastani Ponkaloistani
illative Ponkalaani Ponkaloihini
adessive Ponkalallani Ponkaloillani
ablative Ponkalaltani Ponkaloiltani
allative Ponkalalleni Ponkaloilleni
essive Ponkalanani Ponkaloinani
translative Ponkalakseni Ponkaloikseni
abessive Ponkalattani Ponkaloittani
instructive
comitative Ponkaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Ponkalasi Ponkalasi
accusative nom. Ponkalasi Ponkalasi
gen. Ponkalasi
genitive Ponkalasi Ponkaloidesi
Ponkaloittesi
Ponkalaisi rare
partitive Ponkalaasi Ponkaloitasi
inessive Ponkalassasi Ponkaloissasi
elative Ponkalastasi Ponkaloistasi
illative Ponkalaasi Ponkaloihisi
adessive Ponkalallasi Ponkaloillasi
ablative Ponkalaltasi Ponkaloiltasi
allative Ponkalallesi Ponkaloillesi
essive Ponkalanasi Ponkaloinasi
translative Ponkalaksesi Ponkaloiksesi
abessive Ponkalattasi Ponkaloittasi
instructive
comitative Ponkaloinesi

Statistics

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  • Ponkala is the 5261st (tied with 32 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 135 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

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  1. ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN