Velkua

Finnish

Etymology

Name of an island, possibly derived from velka (“debt”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋelkuɑ/, [ˈʋe̞lkuɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -elkuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Vel‧ku‧a

Proper noun

Velkua

1. A former municipality in Southwest Finland; now part of Naantali.
2. A village in the municipality of Naantali.

Declension

Inflection of Velkua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Velkua	—
genitive		Velkuan	—
partitive		Velkuaa	—
illative		Velkuaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Velkua	—
accusative	nom.	Velkua	—
	gen.	Velkuan
genitive		Velkuan	—
partitive		Velkuaa	—
inessive		Velkuassa	—
elative		Velkuasta	—
illative		Velkuaan	—
adessive		Velkualla	—
ablative		Velkualta	—
allative		Velkualle	—
essive		Velkuana	—
translative		Velkuaksi	—
abessive		Velkuatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Velkuani — accusative nom. Velkuani — gen. Velkuani genitive Velkuani — partitive Velkuaani — inessive Velkuassani — elative Velkuastani — illative Velkuaani — adessive Velkuallani — ablative Velkualtani — allative Velkualleni — essive Velkuanani — translative Velkuakseni — abessive Velkuattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Velkuasi — accusative nom. Velkuasi — gen. Velkuasi genitive Velkuasi — partitive Velkuaasi — inessive Velkuassasi — elative Velkuastasi — illative Velkuaasi — adessive Velkuallasi — ablative Velkualtasi — allative Velkuallesi — essive Velkuanasi — translative Velkuaksesi — abessive Velkuattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Velkuamme — accusative nom. Velkuamme — gen. Velkuamme genitive Velkuamme — partitive Velkuaamme — inessive Velkuassamme — elative Velkuastamme — illative Velkuaamme — adessive Velkuallamme — ablative Velkualtamme — allative Velkuallemme — essive Velkuanamme — translative Velkuaksemme — abessive Velkuattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Velkuanne — accusative nom. Velkuanne — gen. Velkuanne genitive Velkuanne — partitive Velkuaanne — inessive Velkuassanne — elative Velkuastanne — illative Velkuaanne — adessive Velkuallanne — ablative Velkualtanne — allative Velkuallenne — essive Velkuananne — translative Velkuaksenne — abessive Velkuattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Velkuansa — accusative nom. Velkuansa — gen. Velkuansa genitive Velkuansa — partitive Velkuaansa — inessive Velkuassaan Velkuassansa — elative Velkuastaan Velkuastansa — illative Velkuaansa — adessive Velkuallaan Velkuallansa — ablative Velkualtaan Velkualtansa — allative Velkualleen Velkuallensa — essive Velkuanaan Velkuanansa — translative Velkuakseen Velkuaksensa — abessive Velkuattaan Velkuattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Velkua" is Velkualla.