Finnish
Etymology
Pietar- + saari, a folk-etymological form influenced by Swedish Pedersöre, itself folk-etymologically associated with the name Peder, but more likely from an original Finnish name *Petra-saari and thus equivalent to peura + saari.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpie̯tɑrˌsɑːri/, [ˈpie̞̯t̪ɑ̝rˌs̠ɑ̝ːri]
- Rhymes: -ɑːri
- Syllabification(key): Pie‧tar‧saa‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): Pietar‧saari
Proper noun
Pietarsaari
- Jakobstad (a town and municipality of Ostrobothnia, Finland)
- (rare) a Finnish surname
Usage notes
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Pietarsaari" is Pietarsaaressa.
Declension
| Inflection of Pietarsaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Pietarsaari
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Pietarsaaret
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| genitive
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Pietarsaaren
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Pietarsaarten Pietarsaarien
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| partitive
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Pietarsaarta
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Pietarsaaria
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| illative
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Pietarsaareen
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Pietarsaariin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pietarsaari
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Pietarsaaret
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pietarsaari
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Pietarsaaret
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| gen.
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Pietarsaaren
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| genitive
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Pietarsaaren
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Pietarsaarten Pietarsaarien
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| partitive
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Pietarsaarta
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Pietarsaaria
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| inessive
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Pietarsaaressa
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Pietarsaarissa
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| elative
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Pietarsaaresta
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Pietarsaarista
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| illative
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Pietarsaareen
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Pietarsaariin
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| adessive
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Pietarsaarella
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Pietarsaarilla
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| ablative
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Pietarsaarelta
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Pietarsaarilta
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| allative
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Pietarsaarelle
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Pietarsaarille
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| essive
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Pietarsaarena
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Pietarsaarina
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| translative
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Pietarsaareksi
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Pietarsaariksi
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| abessive
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Pietarsaaretta
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Pietarsaaritta
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| instructive
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—
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Pietarsaarin
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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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Pietarsaareni
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Pietarsaareni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pietarsaareni
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Pietarsaareni
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| gen.
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Pietarsaareni
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| genitive
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Pietarsaareni
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Pietarsaarteni Pietarsaarieni
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| partitive
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Pietarsaartani
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Pietarsaariani
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| inessive
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Pietarsaaressani
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Pietarsaarissani
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| elative
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Pietarsaarestani
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Pietarsaaristani
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| illative
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Pietarsaareeni
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Pietarsaariini
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| adessive
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Pietarsaarellani
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Pietarsaarillani
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| ablative
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Pietarsaareltani
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Pietarsaariltani
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| allative
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Pietarsaarelleni
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Pietarsaarilleni
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| essive
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Pietarsaarenani
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Pietarsaarinani
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| translative
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Pietarsaarekseni
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Pietarsaarikseni
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| abessive
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Pietarsaarettani
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Pietarsaarittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Pietarsaarineni
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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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Pietarsaaresi
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Pietarsaaresi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pietarsaaresi
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Pietarsaaresi
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| gen.
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Pietarsaaresi
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| genitive
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Pietarsaaresi
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Pietarsaartesi Pietarsaariesi
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| partitive
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Pietarsaartasi
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Pietarsaariasi
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| inessive
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Pietarsaaressasi
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Pietarsaarissasi
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| elative
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Pietarsaarestasi
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Pietarsaaristasi
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| illative
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Pietarsaareesi
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Pietarsaariisi
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| adessive
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Pietarsaarellasi
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Pietarsaarillasi
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| ablative
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Pietarsaareltasi
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Pietarsaariltasi
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| allative
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Pietarsaarellesi
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Pietarsaarillesi
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| essive
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Pietarsaarenasi
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Pietarsaarinasi
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| translative
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Pietarsaareksesi
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Pietarsaariksesi
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| abessive
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Pietarsaarettasi
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Pietarsaarittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Pietarsaarinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pietarsaaremme
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Pietarsaaremme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pietarsaaremme
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Pietarsaaremme
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| gen.
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Pietarsaaremme
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| genitive
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Pietarsaaremme
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Pietarsaartemme Pietarsaariemme
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| partitive
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Pietarsaartamme
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Pietarsaariamme
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| inessive
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Pietarsaaressamme
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Pietarsaarissamme
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| elative
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Pietarsaarestamme
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Pietarsaaristamme
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| illative
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Pietarsaareemme
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Pietarsaariimme
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| adessive
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Pietarsaarellamme
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Pietarsaarillamme
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| ablative
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Pietarsaareltamme
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Pietarsaariltamme
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| allative
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Pietarsaarellemme
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Pietarsaarillemme
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| essive
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Pietarsaarenamme
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Pietarsaarinamme
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| translative
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Pietarsaareksemme
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Pietarsaariksemme
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| abessive
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Pietarsaarettamme
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Pietarsaarittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Pietarsaarinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pietarsaarenne
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Pietarsaarenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pietarsaarenne
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Pietarsaarenne
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| gen.
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Pietarsaarenne
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| genitive
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Pietarsaarenne
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Pietarsaartenne Pietarsaarienne
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| partitive
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Pietarsaartanne
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Pietarsaarianne
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| inessive
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Pietarsaaressanne
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Pietarsaarissanne
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| elative
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Pietarsaarestanne
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Pietarsaaristanne
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| illative
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Pietarsaareenne
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Pietarsaariinne
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| adessive
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Pietarsaarellanne
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Pietarsaarillanne
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| ablative
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Pietarsaareltanne
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Pietarsaariltanne
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| allative
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Pietarsaarellenne
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Pietarsaarillenne
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| essive
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Pietarsaarenanne
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Pietarsaarinanne
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| translative
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Pietarsaareksenne
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Pietarsaariksenne
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| abessive
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Pietarsaarettanne
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Pietarsaarittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Pietarsaarinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pietarsaarensa
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Pietarsaarensa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pietarsaarensa
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Pietarsaarensa
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| gen.
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Pietarsaarensa
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| genitive
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Pietarsaarensa
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Pietarsaartensa Pietarsaariensa
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| partitive
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Pietarsaartaan Pietarsaartansa
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Pietarsaariaan Pietarsaariansa
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| inessive
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Pietarsaaressaan Pietarsaaressansa
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Pietarsaarissaan Pietarsaarissansa
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| elative
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Pietarsaarestaan Pietarsaarestansa
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Pietarsaaristaan Pietarsaaristansa
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| illative
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Pietarsaareensa
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Pietarsaariinsa
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| adessive
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Pietarsaarellaan Pietarsaarellansa
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Pietarsaarillaan Pietarsaarillansa
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| ablative
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Pietarsaareltaan Pietarsaareltansa
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Pietarsaariltaan Pietarsaariltansa
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| allative
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Pietarsaarelleen Pietarsaarellensa
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Pietarsaarilleen Pietarsaarillensa
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| essive
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Pietarsaarenaan Pietarsaarenansa
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Pietarsaarinaan Pietarsaarinansa
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| translative
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Pietarsaarekseen Pietarsaareksensa
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Pietarsaarikseen Pietarsaariksensa
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| abessive
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Pietarsaarettaan Pietarsaarettansa
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Pietarsaarittaan Pietarsaarittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Pietarsaarineen Pietarsaarinensa
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Derived terms
Statistics
- The surname Pietarsaari belongs to 38 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN