Rissanen

Finnish

Etymology

From a Karelian rendering of Russian Гриша (Griša), pet form of the given name Григо́рий (Grigórij, “Gregory”) +‎ -nen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrisːɑnen/, [ˈris̠ːɑ̝ne̞n]
• Rhymes: -isːɑnen
• Syllabification^(key): Ris‧sa‧nen

Proper noun

Rissanen

1. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name

Declension

Inflection of Rissanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative		Rissanen	Rissaset
genitive		Rissasen	Rissasten Rissasien
partitive		Rissasta	Rissasia
illative		Rissaseen	Rissasiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rissanen	Rissaset
accusative	nom.	Rissanen	Rissaset
	gen.	Rissasen
genitive		Rissasen	Rissasten Rissasien
partitive		Rissasta	Rissasia
inessive		Rissasessa	Rissasissa
elative		Rissasesta	Rissasista
illative		Rissaseen	Rissasiin
adessive		Rissasella	Rissasilla
ablative		Rissaselta	Rissasilta
allative		Rissaselle	Rissasille
essive		Rissasena	Rissasina
translative		Rissaseksi	Rissasiksi
abessive		Rissasetta	Rissasitta
instructive		—	Rissasin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Rissanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rissaseni Rissaseni accusative nom. Rissaseni Rissaseni gen. Rissaseni genitive Rissaseni Rissasteni Rissasieni partitive Rissastani Rissasiani inessive Rissasessani Rissasissani elative Rissasestani Rissasistani illative Rissaseeni Rissasiini adessive Rissasellani Rissasillani ablative Rissaseltani Rissasiltani allative Rissaselleni Rissasilleni essive Rissasenani Rissasinani translative Rissasekseni Rissasikseni abessive Rissasettani Rissasittani instructive — — comitative — Rissasineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rissasesi Rissasesi accusative nom. Rissasesi Rissasesi gen. Rissasesi genitive Rissasesi Rissastesi Rissasiesi partitive Rissastasi Rissasiasi inessive Rissasessasi Rissasissasi elative Rissasestasi Rissasistasi illative Rissaseesi Rissasiisi adessive Rissasellasi Rissasillasi ablative Rissaseltasi Rissasiltasi allative Rissasellesi Rissasillesi essive Rissasenasi Rissasinasi translative Rissaseksesi Rissasiksesi abessive Rissasettasi Rissasittasi instructive — — comitative — Rissasinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rissasemme Rissasemme accusative nom. Rissasemme Rissasemme gen. Rissasemme genitive Rissasemme Rissastemme Rissasiemme partitive Rissastamme Rissasiamme inessive Rissasessamme Rissasissamme elative Rissasestamme Rissasistamme illative Rissaseemme Rissasiimme adessive Rissasellamme Rissasillamme ablative Rissaseltamme Rissasiltamme allative Rissasellemme Rissasillemme essive Rissasenamme Rissasinamme translative Rissaseksemme Rissasiksemme abessive Rissasettamme Rissasittamme instructive — — comitative — Rissasinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rissasenne Rissasenne accusative nom. Rissasenne Rissasenne gen. Rissasenne genitive Rissasenne Rissastenne Rissasienne partitive Rissastanne Rissasianne inessive Rissasessanne Rissasissanne elative Rissasestanne Rissasistanne illative Rissaseenne Rissasiinne adessive Rissasellanne Rissasillanne ablative Rissaseltanne Rissasiltanne allative Rissasellenne Rissasillenne essive Rissasenanne Rissasinanne translative Rissaseksenne Rissasiksenne abessive Rissasettanne Rissasittanne instructive — — comitative — Rissasinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rissasensa Rissasensa accusative nom. Rissasensa Rissasensa gen. Rissasensa genitive Rissasensa Rissastensa Rissasiensa partitive Rissastaan Rissastansa Rissasiaan Rissasiansa inessive Rissasessaan Rissasessansa Rissasissaan Rissasissansa elative Rissasestaan Rissasestansa Rissasistaan Rissasistansa illative Rissaseensa Rissasiinsa adessive Rissasellaan Rissasellansa Rissasillaan Rissasillansa ablative Rissaseltaan Rissaseltansa Rissasiltaan Rissasiltansa allative Rissaselleen Rissasellensa Rissasilleen Rissasillensa essive Rissasenaan Rissasenansa Rissasinaan Rissasinansa translative Rissasekseen Rissaseksensa Rissasikseen Rissasiksensa abessive Rissasettaan Rissasettansa Rissasittaan Rissasittansa instructive — — comitative — Rissasineen Rissasinensa

Statistics

• Rissanen is the 98^th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 6,140 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.