Finnish
Etymology
Mei- + lahti; from the byname/nickname of Meil-Bengt Jakobsson, who owned a farm called Mejlans in the area. Mejlans remains the Swedish name for the neighborhood today. The byname/nickname may be in reference to Meilby, a village around what is now Seutula. The Meil- part may be an anthroponym Meile from some German language.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmei̯ˌlɑhti/, [ˈme̞i̯ˌlɑ̝xt̪i]
- Rhymes: -ɑhti
- Syllabification(key): Mei‧lah‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): Mei‧lahti
Proper noun
Meilahti
- a neighborhood of Helsinki
Declension
| Inflection of Meilahti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation)
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| nominative
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Meilahti
|
—
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| genitive
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Meilahden
|
—
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| partitive
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Meilahtea
|
—
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| illative
|
Meilahteen
|
—
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
Meilahti
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Meilahti
|
—
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| gen.
|
Meilahden
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| genitive
|
Meilahden
|
—
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| partitive
|
Meilahtea
|
—
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| inessive
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Meilahdessa
|
—
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| elative
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Meilahdesta
|
—
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| illative
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Meilahteen
|
—
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| adessive
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Meilahdella
|
—
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| ablative
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Meilahdelta
|
—
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| allative
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Meilahdelle
|
—
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| essive
|
Meilahtena
|
—
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| translative
|
Meilahdeksi
|
—
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| abessive
|
Meilahdetta
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Meilahteni
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Meilahteni
|
—
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| gen.
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Meilahteni
|
| genitive
|
Meilahteni
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Meilahteani
|
—
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| inessive
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Meilahdessani
|
—
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| elative
|
Meilahdestani
|
—
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| illative
|
Meilahteeni
|
—
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| adessive
|
Meilahdellani
|
—
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| ablative
|
Meilahdeltani
|
—
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| allative
|
Meilahdelleni
|
—
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| essive
|
Meilahtenani
|
—
|
| translative
|
Meilahdekseni
|
—
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| abessive
|
Meilahdettani
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Meilahtesi
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Meilahtesi
|
—
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| gen.
|
Meilahtesi
|
| genitive
|
Meilahtesi
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Meilahteasi
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Meilahdessasi
|
—
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| elative
|
Meilahdestasi
|
—
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| illative
|
Meilahteesi
|
—
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| adessive
|
Meilahdellasi
|
—
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| ablative
|
Meilahdeltasi
|
—
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| allative
|
Meilahdellesi
|
—
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| essive
|
Meilahtenasi
|
—
|
| translative
|
Meilahdeksesi
|
—
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| abessive
|
Meilahdettasi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Meilahtemme
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Meilahtemme
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Meilahtemme
|
| genitive
|
Meilahtemme
|
—
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| partitive
|
Meilahteamme
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Meilahdessamme
|
—
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| elative
|
Meilahdestamme
|
—
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| illative
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Meilahteemme
|
—
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| adessive
|
Meilahdellamme
|
—
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| ablative
|
Meilahdeltamme
|
—
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| allative
|
Meilahdellemme
|
—
|
| essive
|
Meilahtenamme
|
—
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| translative
|
Meilahdeksemme
|
—
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| abessive
|
Meilahdettamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Meilahtenne
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Meilahtenne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Meilahtenne
|
| genitive
|
Meilahtenne
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Meilahteanne
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Meilahdessanne
|
—
|
| elative
|
Meilahdestanne
|
—
|
| illative
|
Meilahteenne
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Meilahdellanne
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Meilahdeltanne
|
—
|
| allative
|
Meilahdellenne
|
—
|
| essive
|
Meilahtenanne
|
—
|
| translative
|
Meilahdeksenne
|
—
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| abessive
|
Meilahdettanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Meilahtensa
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Meilahtensa
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Meilahtensa
|
| genitive
|
Meilahtensa
|
—
|
| partitive
|
Meilahteaan
Meilahteansa
|
—
|
| inessive
|
Meilahdessaan
Meilahdessansa
|
—
|
| elative
|
Meilahdestaan
Meilahdestansa
|
—
|
| illative
|
Meilahteensa
|
—
|
| adessive
|
Meilahdellaan
Meilahdellansa
|
—
|
| ablative
|
Meilahdeltaan
Meilahdeltansa
|
—
|
| allative
|
Meilahdelleen
Meilahdellensa
|
—
|
| essive
|
Meilahtenaan
Meilahtenansa
|
—
|
| translative
|
Meilahdekseen
Meilahdeksensa
|
—
|
| abessive
|
Meilahdettaan
Meilahdettansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
|
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN