Harju

See also: harju

Finnish

Etymology

From harju (“esker”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑrju/, [ˈhɑ̝rju]
• Rhymes: -ɑrju
• Syllabification^(key): Har‧ju

Proper noun

Harju

1. Any of a number of places in Finland and Estonia.
   1. A quarter of Helsinki
2. a Finnish surname from landscape

Declension

• (quarter in Helsinki): The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Harju" is Harjussa.

Inflection of Harju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Harju	Harjut
genitive		Harjun	Harjujen
partitive		Harjua	Harjuja
illative		Harjuun	Harjuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Harju	Harjut
accusative	nom.	Harju	Harjut
	gen.	Harjun
genitive		Harjun	Harjujen
partitive		Harjua	Harjuja
inessive		Harjussa	Harjuissa
elative		Harjusta	Harjuista
illative		Harjuun	Harjuihin
adessive		Harjulla	Harjuilla
ablative		Harjulta	Harjuilta
allative		Harjulle	Harjuille
essive		Harjuna	Harjuina
translative		Harjuksi	Harjuiksi
abessive		Harjutta	Harjuitta
instructive		—	Harjuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Harju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Harjuni Harjuni accusative nom. Harjuni Harjuni gen. Harjuni genitive Harjuni Harjujeni partitive Harjuani Harjujani inessive Harjussani Harjuissani elative Harjustani Harjuistani illative Harjuuni Harjuihini adessive Harjullani Harjuillani ablative Harjultani Harjuiltani allative Harjulleni Harjuilleni essive Harjunani Harjuinani translative Harjukseni Harjuikseni abessive Harjuttani Harjuittani instructive — — comitative — Harjuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Harjusi Harjusi accusative nom. Harjusi Harjusi gen. Harjusi genitive Harjusi Harjujesi partitive Harjuasi Harjujasi inessive Harjussasi Harjuissasi elative Harjustasi Harjuistasi illative Harjuusi Harjuihisi adessive Harjullasi Harjuillasi ablative Harjultasi Harjuiltasi allative Harjullesi Harjuillesi essive Harjunasi Harjuinasi translative Harjuksesi Harjuiksesi abessive Harjuttasi Harjuittasi instructive — — comitative — Harjuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Harjumme Harjumme accusative nom. Harjumme Harjumme gen. Harjumme genitive Harjumme Harjujemme partitive Harjuamme Harjujamme inessive Harjussamme Harjuissamme elative Harjustamme Harjuistamme illative Harjuumme Harjuihimme adessive Harjullamme Harjuillamme ablative Harjultamme Harjuiltamme allative Harjullemme Harjuillemme essive Harjunamme Harjuinamme translative Harjuksemme Harjuiksemme abessive Harjuttamme Harjuittamme instructive — — comitative — Harjuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Harjunne Harjunne accusative nom. Harjunne Harjunne gen. Harjunne genitive Harjunne Harjujenne partitive Harjuanne Harjujanne inessive Harjussanne Harjuissanne elative Harjustanne Harjuistanne illative Harjuunne Harjuihinne adessive Harjullanne Harjuillanne ablative Harjultanne Harjuiltanne allative Harjullenne Harjuillenne essive Harjunanne Harjuinanne translative Harjuksenne Harjuiksenne abessive Harjuttanne Harjuittanne instructive — — comitative — Harjuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Harjunsa Harjunsa accusative nom. Harjunsa Harjunsa gen. Harjunsa genitive Harjunsa Harjujensa partitive Harjuaan Harjuansa Harjujaan Harjujansa inessive Harjussaan Harjussansa Harjuissaan Harjuissansa elative Harjustaan Harjustansa Harjuistaan Harjuistansa illative Harjuunsa Harjuihinsa adessive Harjullaan Harjullansa Harjuillaan Harjuillansa ablative Harjultaan Harjultansa Harjuiltaan Harjuiltansa allative Harjulleen Harjullensa Harjuilleen Harjuillensa essive Harjunaan Harjunansa Harjuinaan Harjuinansa translative Harjukseen Harjuksensa Harjuikseen Harjuiksensa abessive Harjuttaan Harjuttansa Harjuittaan Harjuittansa instructive — — comitative — Harjuineen Harjuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• Alppiharju

 

Statistics

• Harju is the 92^nd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 6,333 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• hurja