Finnish
Etymology
Possibly derived from multa (perhaps through an old given name *Multia), originally as a name for a body of water or a patch of land.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmultiɑ/, [ˈmul̪t̪iɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ultiɑ
- Syllabification(key): Mul‧ti‧a
- Hyphenation(key): Mul‧tia
Proper noun
Multia
- a municipality of Central Finland
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Multia" is Multialla.
| Inflection of Multia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Multia
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—
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| genitive
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Multian
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—
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| partitive
|
Multiaa
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—
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| illative
|
Multiaan
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—
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
Multia
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Multia
|
—
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| gen.
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Multian
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| genitive
|
Multian
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—
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| partitive
|
Multiaa
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—
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| inessive
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Multiassa
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—
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| elative
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Multiasta
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—
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| illative
|
Multiaan
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—
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| adessive
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Multialla
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—
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| ablative
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Multialta
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—
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| allative
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Multialle
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—
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| essive
|
Multiana
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—
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| translative
|
Multiaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Multiatta
|
—
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| instructive
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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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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Multiani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Multiani
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—
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| gen.
|
Multiani
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| genitive
|
Multiani
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—
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| partitive
|
Multiaani
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—
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| inessive
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Multiassani
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—
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| elative
|
Multiastani
|
—
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| illative
|
Multiaani
|
—
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| adessive
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Multiallani
|
—
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| ablative
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Multialtani
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—
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| allative
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Multialleni
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—
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| essive
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Multianani
|
—
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| translative
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Multiakseni
|
—
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| abessive
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Multiattani
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Multiasi
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Multiasi
|
—
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| gen.
|
Multiasi
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| genitive
|
Multiasi
|
—
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| partitive
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Multiaasi
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—
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| inessive
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Multiassasi
|
—
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| elative
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Multiastasi
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—
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| illative
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Multiaasi
|
—
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| adessive
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Multiallasi
|
—
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| ablative
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Multialtasi
|
—
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| allative
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Multiallesi
|
—
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| essive
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Multianasi
|
—
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| translative
|
Multiaksesi
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—
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| abessive
|
Multiattasi
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Multiamme
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Multiamme
|
—
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| gen.
|
Multiamme
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| genitive
|
Multiamme
|
—
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| partitive
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Multiaamme
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—
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| inessive
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Multiassamme
|
—
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| elative
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Multiastamme
|
—
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| illative
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Multiaamme
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—
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| adessive
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Multiallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Multialtamme
|
—
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| allative
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Multiallemme
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—
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| essive
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Multianamme
|
—
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| translative
|
Multiaksemme
|
—
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| abessive
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Multiattamme
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Multianne
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Multianne
|
—
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| gen.
|
Multianne
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| genitive
|
Multianne
|
—
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| partitive
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Multiaanne
|
—
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| inessive
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Multiassanne
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—
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| elative
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Multiastanne
|
—
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| illative
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Multiaanne
|
—
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| adessive
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Multiallanne
|
—
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| ablative
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Multialtanne
|
—
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| allative
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Multiallenne
|
—
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| essive
|
Multiananne
|
—
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| translative
|
Multiaksenne
|
—
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| abessive
|
Multiattanne
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Multiansa
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Multiansa
|
—
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| gen.
|
Multiansa
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| genitive
|
Multiansa
|
—
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| partitive
|
Multiaansa
|
—
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| inessive
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Multiassaan
Multiassansa
|
—
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| elative
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Multiastaan
Multiastansa
|
—
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| illative
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Multiaansa
|
—
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| adessive
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Multiallaan
Multiallansa
|
—
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| ablative
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Multialtaan
Multialtansa
|
—
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| allative
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Multialleen
Multiallensa
|
—
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| essive
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Multianaan
Multianansa
|
—
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| translative
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Multiakseen
Multiaksensa
|
—
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| abessive
|
Multiattaan
Multiattansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
—
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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