Liminka

Finnish

Etymology

limi- +‎ -nka, from lima (“slime”), which in dialects can also refer to certain aquatic plants as well.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlimiŋkɑ/, [ˈlimiŋkɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -imiŋkɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Li‧min‧ka

Proper noun

Liminka

1. A municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland.
2. a Finnish surname

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Liminka" is Limingassa.

Inflection of Liminka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative		Liminka	Limingat
genitive		Limingan	Liminkojen
partitive		Liminkaa	Liminkoja
illative		Liminkaan	Liminkoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Liminka	Limingat
accusative	nom.	Liminka	Limingat
	gen.	Limingan
genitive		Limingan	Liminkojen Liminkainrare
partitive		Liminkaa	Liminkoja
inessive		Limingassa	Limingoissa
elative		Limingasta	Limingoista
illative		Liminkaan	Liminkoihin
adessive		Limingalla	Limingoilla
ablative		Limingalta	Limingoilta
allative		Limingalle	Limingoille
essive		Liminkana	Liminkoina
translative		Limingaksi	Limingoiksi
abessive		Limingatta	Limingoitta
instructive		—	Limingoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Liminka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Liminkani Liminkani accusative nom. Liminkani Liminkani gen. Liminkani genitive Liminkani Liminkojeni Liminkainirare partitive Liminkaani Liminkojani inessive Limingassani Limingoissani elative Limingastani Limingoistani illative Liminkaani Liminkoihini adessive Limingallani Limingoillani ablative Limingaltani Limingoiltani allative Limingalleni Limingoilleni essive Liminkanani Liminkoinani translative Limingakseni Limingoikseni abessive Limingattani Limingoittani instructive — — comitative — Liminkoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Liminkasi Liminkasi accusative nom. Liminkasi Liminkasi gen. Liminkasi genitive Liminkasi Liminkojesi Liminkaisirare partitive Liminkaasi Liminkojasi inessive Limingassasi Limingoissasi elative Limingastasi Limingoistasi illative Liminkaasi Liminkoihisi adessive Limingallasi Limingoillasi ablative Limingaltasi Limingoiltasi allative Limingallesi Limingoillesi essive Liminkanasi Liminkoinasi translative Limingaksesi Limingoiksesi abessive Limingattasi Limingoittasi instructive — — comitative — Liminkoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Liminkamme Liminkamme accusative nom. Liminkamme Liminkamme gen. Liminkamme genitive Liminkamme Liminkojemme Liminkaimmerare partitive Liminkaamme Liminkojamme inessive Limingassamme Limingoissamme elative Limingastamme Limingoistamme illative Liminkaamme Liminkoihimme adessive Limingallamme Limingoillamme ablative Limingaltamme Limingoiltamme allative Limingallemme Limingoillemme essive Liminkanamme Liminkoinamme translative Limingaksemme Limingoiksemme abessive Limingattamme Limingoittamme instructive — — comitative — Liminkoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Liminkanne Liminkanne accusative nom. Liminkanne Liminkanne gen. Liminkanne genitive Liminkanne Liminkojenne Liminkainnerare partitive Liminkaanne Liminkojanne inessive Limingassanne Limingoissanne elative Limingastanne Limingoistanne illative Liminkaanne Liminkoihinne adessive Limingallanne Limingoillanne ablative Limingaltanne Limingoiltanne allative Limingallenne Limingoillenne essive Liminkananne Liminkoinanne translative Limingaksenne Limingoiksenne abessive Limingattanne Limingoittanne instructive — — comitative — Liminkoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Liminkansa Liminkansa accusative nom. Liminkansa Liminkansa gen. Liminkansa genitive Liminkansa Liminkojensa Liminkainsarare partitive Liminkaansa Liminkojaan Liminkojansa inessive Limingassaan Limingassansa Limingoissaan Limingoissansa elative Limingastaan Limingastansa Limingoistaan Limingoistansa illative Liminkaansa Liminkoihinsa adessive Limingallaan Limingallansa Limingoillaan Limingoillansa ablative Limingaltaan Limingaltansa Limingoiltaan Limingoiltansa allative Limingalleen Limingallensa Limingoilleen Limingoillensa essive Liminkanaan Liminkanansa Liminkoinaan Liminkoinansa translative Limingakseen Limingaksensa Limingoikseen Limingoiksensa abessive Limingattaan Limingattansa Limingoittaan Limingoittansa instructive — — comitative — Liminkoineen Liminkoinensa

Derived terms

• liminkalainen

 

Statistics

• The surname Liminka belongs to 91 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.