Naantali

Finnish

Coat of arms of Naantali displaying letters VG (Vallis gratiae)

Etymology

From the Swedish name Nådendal (“Valley of Grace”) which is calque of the Latin name (Vallis gratiae) of the cloister around which the town has grown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɑːntɑli/, [ˈnɑ̝ːn̪t̪ɑ̝li]
• Rhymes: -ɑːntɑli
• Syllabification^(key): Naan‧ta‧li

Proper noun

Naantali

1. A town on the southwest coast of Finland.

Declension

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

Inflection of Naantali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Naantali	—
genitive		Naantalin	—
partitive		Naantalia	—
illative		Naantaliin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Naantali	—
accusative	nom.	Naantali	—
	gen.	Naantalin
genitive		Naantalin	—
partitive		Naantalia	—
inessive		Naantalissa	—
elative		Naantalista	—
illative		Naantaliin	—
adessive		Naantalilla	—
ablative		Naantalilta	—
allative		Naantalille	—
essive		Naantalina	—
translative		Naantaliksi	—
abessive		Naantalitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Naantali (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Naantalini — accusative nom. Naantalini — gen. Naantalini genitive Naantalini — partitive Naantaliani — inessive Naantalissani — elative Naantalistani — illative Naantaliini — adessive Naantalillani — ablative Naantaliltani — allative Naantalilleni — essive Naantalinani — translative Naantalikseni — abessive Naantalittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Naantalisi — accusative nom. Naantalisi — gen. Naantalisi genitive Naantalisi — partitive Naantaliasi — inessive Naantalissasi — elative Naantalistasi — illative Naantaliisi — adessive Naantalillasi — ablative Naantaliltasi — allative Naantalillesi — essive Naantalinasi — translative Naantaliksesi — abessive Naantalittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Naantalimme — accusative nom. Naantalimme — gen. Naantalimme genitive Naantalimme — partitive Naantaliamme — inessive Naantalissamme — elative Naantalistamme — illative Naantaliimme — adessive Naantalillamme — ablative Naantaliltamme — allative Naantalillemme — essive Naantalinamme — translative Naantaliksemme — abessive Naantalittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Naantalinne — accusative nom. Naantalinne — gen. Naantalinne genitive Naantalinne — partitive Naantalianne — inessive Naantalissanne — elative Naantalistanne — illative Naantaliinne — adessive Naantalillanne — ablative Naantaliltanne — allative Naantalillenne — essive Naantalinanne — translative Naantaliksenne — abessive Naantalittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Naantalinsa — accusative nom. Naantalinsa — gen. Naantalinsa genitive Naantalinsa — partitive Naantaliaan Naantaliansa — inessive Naantalissaan Naantalissansa — elative Naantalistaan Naantalistansa — illative Naantaliinsa — adessive Naantalillaan Naantalillansa — ablative Naantaliltaan Naantaliltansa — allative Naantalilleen Naantalillensa — essive Naantalinaan Naantalinansa — translative Naantalikseen Naantaliksensa — abessive Naantalittaan Naantalittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• loistaa kuin Naantalin aurinko
• naantalilainen

 

Anagrams

• lantaani