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Etymology edit

hanka +‎ salmi, possibly from the practice of setting up bird traps propped up on forked sticks (hanka, hanko) on waterside slopes.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑŋkɑˌsɑlmi/, [ˈhɑ̝ŋkɑ̝ˌs̠ɑ̝lmi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlmi
  • Syllabification(key): Han‧ka‧sal‧mi

Proper noun edit

Hankasalmi

  1. A municipality of Central Finland.

Declension edit

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Hankasalmi" is Hankasalmella.

Inflection of Hankasalmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative Hankasalmi
genitive Hankasalmen
partitive Hankasalmea
illative Hankasalmeen
singular plural
nominative Hankasalmi
accusative nom. Hankasalmi
gen. Hankasalmen
genitive Hankasalmen
partitive Hankasalmea
inessive Hankasalmessa
elative Hankasalmesta
illative Hankasalmeen
adessive Hankasalmella
ablative Hankasalmelta
allative Hankasalmelle
essive Hankasalmena
translative Hankasalmeksi
abessive Hankasalmetta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Hankasalmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hankasalmeni
accusative nom. Hankasalmeni
gen. Hankasalmeni
genitive Hankasalmeni
partitive Hankasalmeani
inessive Hankasalmessani
elative Hankasalmestani
illative Hankasalmeeni
adessive Hankasalmellani
ablative Hankasalmeltani
allative Hankasalmelleni
essive Hankasalmenani
translative Hankasalmekseni
abessive Hankasalmettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Hankasalmesi
accusative nom. Hankasalmesi
gen. Hankasalmesi
genitive Hankasalmesi
partitive Hankasalmeasi
inessive Hankasalmessasi
elative Hankasalmestasi
illative Hankasalmeesi
adessive Hankasalmellasi
ablative Hankasalmeltasi
allative Hankasalmellesi
essive Hankasalmenasi
translative Hankasalmeksesi
abessive Hankasalmettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hankasalmemme
accusative nom. Hankasalmemme
gen. Hankasalmemme
genitive Hankasalmemme
partitive Hankasalmeamme
inessive Hankasalmessamme
elative Hankasalmestamme
illative Hankasalmeemme
adessive Hankasalmellamme
ablative Hankasalmeltamme
allative Hankasalmellemme
essive Hankasalmenamme
translative Hankasalmeksemme
abessive Hankasalmettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Hankasalmenne
accusative nom. Hankasalmenne
gen. Hankasalmenne
genitive Hankasalmenne
partitive Hankasalmeanne
inessive Hankasalmessanne
elative Hankasalmestanne
illative Hankasalmeenne
adessive Hankasalmellanne
ablative Hankasalmeltanne
allative Hankasalmellenne
essive Hankasalmenanne
translative Hankasalmeksenne
abessive Hankasalmettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Hankasalmensa
accusative nom. Hankasalmensa
gen. Hankasalmensa
genitive Hankasalmensa
partitive Hankasalmeaan
Hankasalmeansa
inessive Hankasalmessaan
Hankasalmessansa
elative Hankasalmestaan
Hankasalmestansa
illative Hankasalmeensa
adessive Hankasalmellaan
Hankasalmellansa
ablative Hankasalmeltaan
Hankasalmeltansa
allative Hankasalmelleen
Hankasalmellensa
essive Hankasalmenaan
Hankasalmenansa
translative Hankasalmekseen
Hankasalmeksensa
abessive Hankasalmettaan
Hankasalmettansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms edit

Descendants edit

  • English: Hankasalmi
  • Swedish: Hankasalmi

References edit

  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN