Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish västra, i.e. Västra marken (“western borderlands/hinterlands”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋestrɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠.trɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -estrɑ
- Syllabification(key): Vest‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): Vest‧ra
Proper noun
Vestra
- a district of Vantaa
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Vestra" is Vestrassa.
| Inflection of Vestra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
|
Vestra
|
—
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| genitive
|
Vestran
|
—
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| partitive
|
Vestraa
|
—
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| illative
|
Vestraan
|
—
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Vestra
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vestra
|
—
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| gen.
|
Vestran
|
| genitive
|
Vestran
|
—
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| partitive
|
Vestraa
|
—
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| inessive
|
Vestrassa
|
—
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| elative
|
Vestrasta
|
—
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| illative
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Vestraan
|
—
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| adessive
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Vestralla
|
—
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| ablative
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Vestralta
|
—
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| allative
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Vestralle
|
—
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| essive
|
Vestrana
|
—
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| translative
|
Vestraksi
|
—
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| abessive
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Vestratta
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Vestrani
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vestrani
|
—
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| gen.
|
Vestrani
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| genitive
|
Vestrani
|
—
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| partitive
|
Vestraani
|
—
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| inessive
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Vestrassani
|
—
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| elative
|
Vestrastani
|
—
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| illative
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Vestraani
|
—
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| adessive
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Vestrallani
|
—
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| ablative
|
Vestraltani
|
—
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| allative
|
Vestralleni
|
—
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| essive
|
Vestranani
|
—
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| translative
|
Vestrakseni
|
—
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| abessive
|
Vestrattani
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Vestrasi
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vestrasi
|
—
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| gen.
|
Vestrasi
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| genitive
|
Vestrasi
|
—
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| partitive
|
Vestraasi
|
—
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| inessive
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Vestrassasi
|
—
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| elative
|
Vestrastasi
|
—
|
| illative
|
Vestraasi
|
—
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| adessive
|
Vestrallasi
|
—
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| ablative
|
Vestraltasi
|
—
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| allative
|
Vestrallesi
|
—
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| essive
|
Vestranasi
|
—
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| translative
|
Vestraksesi
|
—
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| abessive
|
Vestrattasi
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Vestramme
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vestramme
|
—
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| gen.
|
Vestramme
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| genitive
|
Vestramme
|
—
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| partitive
|
Vestraamme
|
—
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| inessive
|
Vestrassamme
|
—
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| elative
|
Vestrastamme
|
—
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| illative
|
Vestraamme
|
—
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| adessive
|
Vestrallamme
|
—
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| ablative
|
Vestraltamme
|
—
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| allative
|
Vestrallemme
|
—
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| essive
|
Vestranamme
|
—
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| translative
|
Vestraksemme
|
—
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| abessive
|
Vestrattamme
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Vestranne
|
—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vestranne
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Vestranne
|
| genitive
|
Vestranne
|
—
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| partitive
|
Vestraanne
|
—
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| inessive
|
Vestrassanne
|
—
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| elative
|
Vestrastanne
|
—
|
| illative
|
Vestraanne
|
—
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| adessive
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Vestrallanne
|
—
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| ablative
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Vestraltanne
|
—
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| allative
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Vestrallenne
|
—
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| essive
|
Vestrananne
|
—
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| translative
|
Vestraksenne
|
—
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| abessive
|
Vestrattanne
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Vestransa
|
—
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Vestransa
|
—
|
| gen.
|
Vestransa
|
| genitive
|
Vestransa
|
—
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| partitive
|
Vestraansa
|
—
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| inessive
|
Vestrassaan
Vestrassansa
|
—
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| elative
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Vestrastaan
Vestrastansa
|
—
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| illative
|
Vestraansa
|
—
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| adessive
|
Vestrallaan
Vestrallansa
|
—
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| ablative
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Vestraltaan
Vestraltansa
|
—
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| allative
|
Vestralleen
Vestrallensa
|
—
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| essive
|
Vestranaan
Vestranansa
|
—
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| translative
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Vestrakseen
Vestraksensa
|
—
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| abessive
|
Vestrattaan
Vestrattansa
|
—
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
—
|
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References
- ^ Timo Kallaluoto (2021) “Vantaan kaupunginosien nimet – osa 1”, in Andreas Koivisto, editor, 2021: Helsingin pitäjä – Vantaa. Vantaa-seuran vuosikirja., Vantaa-Seura – Vandasallskapet ry, pages 160–177