Kapanen
Finnish
editEtymology
editThis has its origins in the region of Pohjois-Savo. Probably from a byname Kapa, from kapa (e.g. kapakala (“stockfish”)), referring to a "hard" or "tough" character.[1]
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editKapanen
- a Finnish surname
Declension
editInflection of Kapanen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | Kapanen | Kapaset | ||
genitive | Kapasen | Kapasten Kapasien | ||
partitive | Kapasta | Kapasia | ||
illative | Kapaseen | Kapasiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | Kapanen | Kapaset | ||
accusative | nom. | Kapanen | Kapaset | |
gen. | Kapasen | |||
genitive | Kapasen | Kapasten Kapasien | ||
partitive | Kapasta | Kapasia | ||
inessive | Kapasessa | Kapasissa | ||
elative | Kapasesta | Kapasista | ||
illative | Kapaseen | Kapasiin | ||
adessive | Kapasella | Kapasilla | ||
ablative | Kapaselta | Kapasilta | ||
allative | Kapaselle | Kapasille | ||
essive | Kapasena | Kapasina | ||
translative | Kapaseksi | Kapasiksi | ||
abessive | Kapasetta | Kapasitta | ||
instructive | — | Kapasin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Statistics
edit- Kapanen is the 870th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 998 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.