Finnish
Etymology
Clipping of Helsinki. Originally used also in Helsinki slang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhesɑ/, [ˈhe̞s̠ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -esɑ
- Syllabification(key): He‧sa
- Hyphenation(key): He‧sa
Proper noun
Hesa (dialectal, exonym)
- nickname of Helsinki
Usage notes
Residents of Helsinki generally do not use this term, as it used to refer to the former rural municipality of Helsinki (Helsinge, nowadays the city of Vantaa) as opposed to the city of Helsinki, and it is regarded as rustic.
Declension
| Inflection of Hesa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Hesa
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—
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| genitive
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Hesan
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—
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| partitive
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Hesaa
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—
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| illative
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Hesaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
Hesa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Hesa
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—
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| gen.
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Hesan
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| genitive
|
Hesan
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—
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| partitive
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Hesaa
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—
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| inessive
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Hesassa
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—
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| elative
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Hesasta
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—
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| illative
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Hesaan
|
—
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| adessive
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Hesalla
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—
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| ablative
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Hesalta
|
—
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| allative
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Hesalle
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—
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| essive
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Hesana
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—
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| translative
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Hesaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Hesatta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Hesani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Hesani
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—
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| gen.
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Hesani
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| genitive
|
Hesani
|
—
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| partitive
|
Hesaani
|
—
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| inessive
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Hesassani
|
—
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| elative
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Hesastani
|
—
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| illative
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Hesaani
|
—
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| adessive
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Hesallani
|
—
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| ablative
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Hesaltani
|
—
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| allative
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Hesalleni
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—
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| essive
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Hesanani
|
—
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| translative
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Hesakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Hesattani
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Hesasi
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Hesasi
|
—
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| gen.
|
Hesasi
|
| genitive
|
Hesasi
|
—
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| partitive
|
Hesaasi
|
—
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| inessive
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Hesassasi
|
—
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| elative
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Hesastasi
|
—
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| illative
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Hesaasi
|
—
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| adessive
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Hesallasi
|
—
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| ablative
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Hesaltasi
|
—
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| allative
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Hesallesi
|
—
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| essive
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Hesanasi
|
—
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| translative
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Hesaksesi
|
—
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| abessive
|
Hesattasi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Hesamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Hesamme
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—
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| gen.
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Hesamme
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| genitive
|
Hesamme
|
—
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| partitive
|
Hesaamme
|
—
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| inessive
|
Hesassamme
|
—
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| elative
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Hesastamme
|
—
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| illative
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Hesaamme
|
—
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| adessive
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Hesallamme
|
—
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| ablative
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Hesaltamme
|
—
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| allative
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Hesallemme
|
—
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| essive
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Hesanamme
|
—
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| translative
|
Hesaksemme
|
—
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| abessive
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Hesattamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Hesanne
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Hesanne
|
—
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| gen.
|
Hesanne
|
| genitive
|
Hesanne
|
—
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| partitive
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Hesaanne
|
—
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| inessive
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Hesassanne
|
—
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| elative
|
Hesastanne
|
—
|
| illative
|
Hesaanne
|
—
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| adessive
|
Hesallanne
|
—
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| ablative
|
Hesaltanne
|
—
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| allative
|
Hesallenne
|
—
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| essive
|
Hesananne
|
—
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| translative
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Hesaksenne
|
—
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| abessive
|
Hesattanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Hesansa
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Hesansa
|
—
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| gen.
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Hesansa
|
| genitive
|
Hesansa
|
—
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| partitive
|
Hesaansa
|
—
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| inessive
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Hesassaan
Hesassansa
|
—
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| elative
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Hesastaan
Hesastansa
|
—
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| illative
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Hesaansa
|
—
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| adessive
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Hesallaan
Hesallansa
|
—
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| ablative
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Hesaltaan
Hesaltansa
|
—
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| allative
|
Hesalleen
Hesallensa
|
—
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| essive
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Hesanaan
Hesanansa
|
—
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| translative
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Hesakseen
Hesaksensa
|
—
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| abessive
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Hesattaan
Hesattansa
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
—
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Synonyms
- Stadi (“Helsinki”) (Helsinki slang)
Derived terms
See also
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