See also: hesa

Finnish

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Etymology

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Clipping of Helsinki. Originally used also in Helsinki slang.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhesɑ/, [ˈhe̞s̠ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -esɑ
  • Syllabification(key): He‧sa

Proper noun

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Hesa (dialectal, exonym)

  1. nickname of Helsinki

Usage notes

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Residents of Helsinki generally do not use this term, as it used to refer to the former rural municipality of Helsinki (Helsinge, nowadays city of Vantaa) as opposed to the city of Helsinki and it is regarded as rustic.

Declension

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Inflection of Hesa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Hesa
genitive Hesan
partitive Hesaa
illative Hesaan
singular plural
nominative Hesa
accusative nom. Hesa
gen. Hesan
genitive Hesan
partitive Hesaa
inessive Hesassa
elative Hesasta
illative Hesaan
adessive Hesalla
ablative Hesalta
allative Hesalle
essive Hesana
translative Hesaksi
abessive Hesatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Hesa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hesani
accusative nom. Hesani
gen. Hesani
genitive Hesani
partitive Hesaani
inessive Hesassani
elative Hesastani
illative Hesaani
adessive Hesallani
ablative Hesaltani
allative Hesalleni
essive Hesanani
translative Hesakseni
abessive Hesattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hesasi
accusative nom. Hesasi
gen. Hesasi
genitive Hesasi
partitive Hesaasi
inessive Hesassasi
elative Hesastasi
illative Hesaasi
adessive Hesallasi
ablative Hesaltasi
allative Hesallesi
essive Hesanasi
translative Hesaksesi
abessive Hesattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hesamme
accusative nom. Hesamme
gen. Hesamme
genitive Hesamme
partitive Hesaamme
inessive Hesassamme
elative Hesastamme
illative Hesaamme
adessive Hesallamme
ablative Hesaltamme
allative Hesallemme
essive Hesanamme
translative Hesaksemme
abessive Hesattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hesanne
accusative nom. Hesanne
gen. Hesanne
genitive Hesanne
partitive Hesaanne
inessive Hesassanne
elative Hesastanne
illative Hesaanne
adessive Hesallanne
ablative Hesaltanne
allative Hesallenne
essive Hesananne
translative Hesaksenne
abessive Hesattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Hesansa
accusative nom. Hesansa
gen. Hesansa
genitive Hesansa
partitive Hesaansa
inessive Hesassaan
Hesassansa
elative Hesastaan
Hesastansa
illative Hesaansa
adessive Hesallaan
Hesallansa
ablative Hesaltaan
Hesaltansa
allative Hesalleen
Hesallensa
essive Hesanaan
Hesanansa
translative Hesakseen
Hesaksensa
abessive Hesattaan
Hesattansa
instructive
comitative

Synonyms

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  • Stadi (Helsinki) (Helsinki slang)

Derived terms

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See also

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Anagrams

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