Rantala

Finnish

Etymology

From ranta (“shore”) +‎ -la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑntɑlɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑntɑlɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ran‧ta‧la

Proper noun

Rantala

1. a Finnish surname from landscape
2. Any of a number of small places in Finland.

Declension

Inflection of Rantala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Rantala	Rantalat
genitive		Rantalan	Rantaloiden Rantaloitten
partitive		Rantalaa	Rantaloita
illative		Rantalaan	Rantaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rantala	Rantalat
accusative	nom.	Rantala	Rantalat
	gen.	Rantalan
genitive		Rantalan	Rantaloiden Rantaloitten Rantalain rare
partitive		Rantalaa	Rantaloita
inessive		Rantalassa	Rantaloissa
elative		Rantalasta	Rantaloista
illative		Rantalaan	Rantaloihin
adessive		Rantalalla	Rantaloilla
ablative		Rantalalta	Rantaloilta
allative		Rantalalle	Rantaloille
essive		Rantalana	Rantaloina
translative		Rantalaksi	Rantaloiksi
abessive		Rantalatta	Rantaloitta
instructive		—	Rantaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rantalani Rantalani accusative nom. Rantalani Rantalani gen. Rantalani genitive Rantalani Rantaloideni Rantaloitteni Rantalaini rare partitive Rantalaani Rantaloitani inessive Rantalassani Rantaloissani elative Rantalastani Rantaloistani illative Rantalaani Rantaloihini adessive Rantalallani Rantaloillani ablative Rantalaltani Rantaloiltani allative Rantalalleni Rantaloilleni essive Rantalanani Rantaloinani translative Rantalakseni Rantaloikseni abessive Rantalattani Rantaloittani instructive — — comitative — Rantaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rantalasi Rantalasi accusative nom. Rantalasi Rantalasi gen. Rantalasi genitive Rantalasi Rantaloidesi Rantaloittesi Rantalaisi rare partitive Rantalaasi Rantaloitasi inessive Rantalassasi Rantaloissasi elative Rantalastasi Rantaloistasi illative Rantalaasi Rantaloihisi adessive Rantalallasi Rantaloillasi ablative Rantalaltasi Rantaloiltasi allative Rantalallesi Rantaloillesi essive Rantalanasi Rantaloinasi translative Rantalaksesi Rantaloiksesi abessive Rantalattasi Rantaloittasi instructive — — comitative — Rantaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rantalamme Rantalamme accusative nom. Rantalamme Rantalamme gen. Rantalamme genitive Rantalamme Rantaloidemme Rantaloittemme Rantalaimme rare partitive Rantalaamme Rantaloitamme inessive Rantalassamme Rantaloissamme elative Rantalastamme Rantaloistamme illative Rantalaamme Rantaloihimme adessive Rantalallamme Rantaloillamme ablative Rantalaltamme Rantaloiltamme allative Rantalallemme Rantaloillemme essive Rantalanamme Rantaloinamme translative Rantalaksemme Rantaloiksemme abessive Rantalattamme Rantaloittamme instructive — — comitative — Rantaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rantalanne Rantalanne accusative nom. Rantalanne Rantalanne gen. Rantalanne genitive Rantalanne Rantaloidenne Rantaloittenne Rantalainne rare partitive Rantalaanne Rantaloitanne inessive Rantalassanne Rantaloissanne elative Rantalastanne Rantaloistanne illative Rantalaanne Rantaloihinne adessive Rantalallanne Rantaloillanne ablative Rantalaltanne Rantaloiltanne allative Rantalallenne Rantaloillenne essive Rantalananne Rantaloinanne translative Rantalaksenne Rantaloiksenne abessive Rantalattanne Rantaloittanne instructive — — comitative — Rantaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rantalansa Rantalansa accusative nom. Rantalansa Rantalansa gen. Rantalansa genitive Rantalansa Rantaloidensa Rantaloittensa Rantalainsa rare partitive Rantalaansa Rantaloitaan Rantaloitansa inessive Rantalassaan Rantalassansa Rantaloissaan Rantaloissansa elative Rantalastaan Rantalastansa Rantaloistaan Rantaloistansa illative Rantalaansa Rantaloihinsa adessive Rantalallaan Rantalallansa Rantaloillaan Rantaloillansa ablative Rantalaltaan Rantalaltansa Rantaloiltaan Rantaloiltansa allative Rantalalleen Rantalallensa Rantaloilleen Rantaloillensa essive Rantalanaan Rantalanansa Rantaloinaan Rantaloinansa translative Rantalakseen Rantalaksensa Rantaloikseen Rantaloiksensa abessive Rantalattaan Rantalattansa Rantaloittaan Rantaloittansa instructive — — comitative — Rantaloineen Rantaloinensa

Derived terms

• Rantalainen

 

compounds

• Paaso-Rantala

 

Related terms

• Ranta
• Rantanen

Statistics

• Rantala is the 50^th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 8,559 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.