English
Etymology
From Finnish Porkkala.
Proper noun
Porkkala
- A peninsula in Finland, on the Gulf of Finland.
Finnish
Etymology
Possibly porkka (“stick or staff used to startle fish”) + -la.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈporkːɑlɑ/, [ˈpo̞rkːɑ̝lɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -orkːɑlɑ
- Syllabification(key): Pork‧ka‧la
- Hyphenation(key): Pork‧ka‧la
Proper noun
Porkkala
- (uncountable) synonym of Porkkalanniemi
- a Finnish surname from landscape
Declension
| Inflection of Porkkala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Porkkala
|
Porkkalat
|
| genitive
|
Porkkalan
|
Porkkaloiden
Porkkaloitten
|
| partitive
|
Porkkalaa
|
Porkkaloita
|
| illative
|
Porkkalaan
|
Porkkaloihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Porkkala
|
Porkkalat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Porkkala
|
Porkkalat
|
| gen.
|
Porkkalan
|
| genitive
|
Porkkalan
|
Porkkaloiden
Porkkaloitten
Porkkalain rare
|
| partitive
|
Porkkalaa
|
Porkkaloita
|
| inessive
|
Porkkalassa
|
Porkkaloissa
|
| elative
|
Porkkalasta
|
Porkkaloista
|
| illative
|
Porkkalaan
|
Porkkaloihin
|
| adessive
|
Porkkalalla
|
Porkkaloilla
|
| ablative
|
Porkkalalta
|
Porkkaloilta
|
| allative
|
Porkkalalle
|
Porkkaloille
|
| essive
|
Porkkalana
|
Porkkaloina
|
| translative
|
Porkkalaksi
|
Porkkaloiksi
|
| abessive
|
Porkkalatta
|
Porkkaloitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Porkkaloin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Porkkalani
|
Porkkalani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Porkkalani
|
Porkkalani
|
| gen.
|
Porkkalani
|
| genitive
|
Porkkalani
|
Porkkaloideni
Porkkaloitteni
Porkkalaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Porkkalaani
|
Porkkaloitani
|
| inessive
|
Porkkalassani
|
Porkkaloissani
|
| elative
|
Porkkalastani
|
Porkkaloistani
|
| illative
|
Porkkalaani
|
Porkkaloihini
|
| adessive
|
Porkkalallani
|
Porkkaloillani
|
| ablative
|
Porkkalaltani
|
Porkkaloiltani
|
| allative
|
Porkkalalleni
|
Porkkaloilleni
|
| essive
|
Porkkalanani
|
Porkkaloinani
|
| translative
|
Porkkalakseni
|
Porkkaloikseni
|
| abessive
|
Porkkalattani
|
Porkkaloittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Porkkaloineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Porkkalasi
|
Porkkalasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Porkkalasi
|
Porkkalasi
|
| gen.
|
Porkkalasi
|
| genitive
|
Porkkalasi
|
Porkkaloidesi
Porkkaloittesi
Porkkalaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
Porkkalaasi
|
Porkkaloitasi
|
| inessive
|
Porkkalassasi
|
Porkkaloissasi
|
| elative
|
Porkkalastasi
|
Porkkaloistasi
|
| illative
|
Porkkalaasi
|
Porkkaloihisi
|
| adessive
|
Porkkalallasi
|
Porkkaloillasi
|
| ablative
|
Porkkalaltasi
|
Porkkaloiltasi
|
| allative
|
Porkkalallesi
|
Porkkaloillesi
|
| essive
|
Porkkalanasi
|
Porkkaloinasi
|
| translative
|
Porkkalaksesi
|
Porkkaloiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Porkkalattasi
|
Porkkaloittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Porkkaloinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Porkkalamme
|
Porkkalamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Porkkalamme
|
Porkkalamme
|
| gen.
|
Porkkalamme
|
| genitive
|
Porkkalamme
|
Porkkaloidemme
Porkkaloittemme
Porkkalaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
Porkkalaamme
|
Porkkaloitamme
|
| inessive
|
Porkkalassamme
|
Porkkaloissamme
|
| elative
|
Porkkalastamme
|
Porkkaloistamme
|
| illative
|
Porkkalaamme
|
Porkkaloihimme
|
| adessive
|
Porkkalallamme
|
Porkkaloillamme
|
| ablative
|
Porkkalaltamme
|
Porkkaloiltamme
|
| allative
|
Porkkalallemme
|
Porkkaloillemme
|
| essive
|
Porkkalanamme
|
Porkkaloinamme
|
| translative
|
Porkkalaksemme
|
Porkkaloiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Porkkalattamme
|
Porkkaloittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Porkkaloinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Porkkalanne
|
Porkkalanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Porkkalanne
|
Porkkalanne
|
| gen.
|
Porkkalanne
|
| genitive
|
Porkkalanne
|
Porkkaloidenne
Porkkaloittenne
Porkkalainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Porkkalaanne
|
Porkkaloitanne
|
| inessive
|
Porkkalassanne
|
Porkkaloissanne
|
| elative
|
Porkkalastanne
|
Porkkaloistanne
|
| illative
|
Porkkalaanne
|
Porkkaloihinne
|
| adessive
|
Porkkalallanne
|
Porkkaloillanne
|
| ablative
|
Porkkalaltanne
|
Porkkaloiltanne
|
| allative
|
Porkkalallenne
|
Porkkaloillenne
|
| essive
|
Porkkalananne
|
Porkkaloinanne
|
| translative
|
Porkkalaksenne
|
Porkkaloiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Porkkalattanne
|
Porkkaloittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Porkkaloinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Porkkalansa
|
Porkkalansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Porkkalansa
|
Porkkalansa
|
| gen.
|
Porkkalansa
|
| genitive
|
Porkkalansa
|
Porkkaloidensa
Porkkaloittensa
Porkkalainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Porkkalaansa
|
Porkkaloitaan
Porkkaloitansa
|
| inessive
|
Porkkalassaan
Porkkalassansa
|
Porkkaloissaan
Porkkaloissansa
|
| elative
|
Porkkalastaan
Porkkalastansa
|
Porkkaloistaan
Porkkaloistansa
|
| illative
|
Porkkalaansa
|
Porkkaloihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Porkkalallaan
Porkkalallansa
|
Porkkaloillaan
Porkkaloillansa
|
| ablative
|
Porkkalaltaan
Porkkalaltansa
|
Porkkaloiltaan
Porkkaloiltansa
|
| allative
|
Porkkalalleen
Porkkalallensa
|
Porkkaloilleen
Porkkaloillensa
|
| essive
|
Porkkalanaan
Porkkalanansa
|
Porkkaloinaan
Porkkaloinansa
|
| translative
|
Porkkalakseen
Porkkalaksensa
|
Porkkaloikseen
Porkkaloiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Porkkalattaan
Porkkalattansa
|
Porkkaloittaan
Porkkaloittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Porkkaloineen
Porkkaloinensa
|
|
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.
Derived terms
Statistics
- The surname Porkkala belongs to 77 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