Finnish
Etymology
From perho.[1] The place is probably named after a body of water, which itself was possibly named after a person, itself after perho.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈperho/, [ˈpe̞rho̞]
- Rhymes: -erho
- Syllabification(key): Per‧ho
- Hyphenation(key): Per‧ho
Proper noun
Perho
- a municipality of Central Ostrobothnia, Finland
- a Finnish surname
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Perho" is Perhossa.
| Inflection of Perho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Perho
|
Perhot
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| genitive
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Perhon
|
Perhojen
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| partitive
|
Perhoa
|
Perhoja
|
| illative
|
Perhoon
|
Perhoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Perho
|
Perhot
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Perho
|
Perhot
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| gen.
|
Perhon
|
| genitive
|
Perhon
|
Perhojen
|
| partitive
|
Perhoa
|
Perhoja
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| inessive
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Perhossa
|
Perhoissa
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| elative
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Perhosta
|
Perhoista
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| illative
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Perhoon
|
Perhoihin
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| adessive
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Perholla
|
Perhoilla
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| ablative
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Perholta
|
Perhoilta
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| allative
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Perholle
|
Perhoille
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| essive
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Perhona
|
Perhoina
|
| translative
|
Perhoksi
|
Perhoiksi
|
| abessive
|
Perhotta
|
Perhoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Perhoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| 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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Perhoni
|
Perhoni
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Perhoni
|
Perhoni
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| gen.
|
Perhoni
|
| genitive
|
Perhoni
|
Perhojeni
|
| partitive
|
Perhoani
|
Perhojani
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| inessive
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Perhossani
|
Perhoissani
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| elative
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Perhostani
|
Perhoistani
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| illative
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Perhooni
|
Perhoihini
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| adessive
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Perhollani
|
Perhoillani
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| ablative
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Perholtani
|
Perhoiltani
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| allative
|
Perholleni
|
Perhoilleni
|
| essive
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Perhonani
|
Perhoinani
|
| translative
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Perhokseni
|
Perhoikseni
|
| abessive
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Perhottani
|
Perhoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Perhoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Perhosi
|
Perhosi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Perhosi
|
Perhosi
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| gen.
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Perhosi
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| genitive
|
Perhosi
|
Perhojesi
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| partitive
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Perhoasi
|
Perhojasi
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| inessive
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Perhossasi
|
Perhoissasi
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| elative
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Perhostasi
|
Perhoistasi
|
| illative
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Perhoosi
|
Perhoihisi
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| adessive
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Perhollasi
|
Perhoillasi
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| ablative
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Perholtasi
|
Perhoiltasi
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| allative
|
Perhollesi
|
Perhoillesi
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| essive
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Perhonasi
|
Perhoinasi
|
| translative
|
Perhoksesi
|
Perhoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Perhottasi
|
Perhoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Perhoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Perhomme
|
Perhomme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Perhomme
|
Perhomme
|
| gen.
|
Perhomme
|
| genitive
|
Perhomme
|
Perhojemme
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| partitive
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Perhoamme
|
Perhojamme
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| inessive
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Perhossamme
|
Perhoissamme
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| elative
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Perhostamme
|
Perhoistamme
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| illative
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Perhoomme
|
Perhoihimme
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| adessive
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Perhollamme
|
Perhoillamme
|
| ablative
|
Perholtamme
|
Perhoiltamme
|
| allative
|
Perhollemme
|
Perhoillemme
|
| essive
|
Perhonamme
|
Perhoinamme
|
| translative
|
Perhoksemme
|
Perhoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Perhottamme
|
Perhoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Perhoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Perhonne
|
Perhonne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Perhonne
|
Perhonne
|
| gen.
|
Perhonne
|
| genitive
|
Perhonne
|
Perhojenne
|
| partitive
|
Perhoanne
|
Perhojanne
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| inessive
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Perhossanne
|
Perhoissanne
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| elative
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Perhostanne
|
Perhoistanne
|
| illative
|
Perhoonne
|
Perhoihinne
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| adessive
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Perhollanne
|
Perhoillanne
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| ablative
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Perholtanne
|
Perhoiltanne
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| allative
|
Perhollenne
|
Perhoillenne
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| essive
|
Perhonanne
|
Perhoinanne
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| translative
|
Perhoksenne
|
Perhoiksenne
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| abessive
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Perhottanne
|
Perhoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Perhoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Perhonsa
|
Perhonsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Perhonsa
|
Perhonsa
|
| gen.
|
Perhonsa
|
| genitive
|
Perhonsa
|
Perhojensa
|
| partitive
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Perhoaan
Perhoansa
|
Perhojaan
Perhojansa
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| inessive
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Perhossaan
Perhossansa
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Perhoissaan
Perhoissansa
|
| elative
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Perhostaan
Perhostansa
|
Perhoistaan
Perhoistansa
|
| illative
|
Perhoonsa
|
Perhoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Perhollaan
Perhollansa
|
Perhoillaan
Perhoillansa
|
| ablative
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Perholtaan
Perholtansa
|
Perhoiltaan
Perhoiltansa
|
| allative
|
Perholleen
Perhollensa
|
Perhoilleen
Perhoillensa
|
| essive
|
Perhonaan
Perhonansa
|
Perhoinaan
Perhoinansa
|
| translative
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Perhokseen
Perhoksensa
|
Perhoikseen
Perhoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Perhottaan
Perhottansa
|
Perhoittaan
Perhoittansa
|
| instructive
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—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Perhoineen
Perhoinensa
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Derived terms
Descendants
Statistics
- The surname Perho belongs to 218 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN