Outokumpu

See also: outokumpu

English

Proper noun

Outokumpu

1. A town and municipality of North Karelia, Finland

Translations

municipality

• Finnish: Outokumpu
• Swedish: Outokumpu n

Finnish

Etymology

outo (“strange”) +‎ kumpu (“hillock”); originally the name of a strange-looking little hill in the municipality of Kuusjärvi, under which a large deposit of copper was found in 1910. The company founded to exploit this deposit was named after the hill, and in 1968 the municipality was renamed after it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈou̯toˌkumpu/, [ˈo̞u̯t̪o̞ˌkumpu]
• Rhymes: -umpu
• Syllabification^(key): Ou‧to‧kum‧pu

Proper noun

Outokumpu

1. Outokumpu (a town and municipality of Finland)

   Synonym: (before 1968) Kuusjärvi

2. A stainless steel company originating in this town.

Declension

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

Inflection of Outokumpu (Kotus type 1*H/valo, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		Outokumpu	—
genitive		Outokummun	—
partitive		Outokumpua	—
illative		Outokumpuun	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Outokumpu	—
accusative	nom.	Outokumpu	—
	gen.	Outokummun
genitive		Outokummun	—
partitive		Outokumpua	—
inessive		Outokummussa	—
elative		Outokummusta	—
illative		Outokumpuun	—
adessive		Outokummulla	—
ablative		Outokummulta	—
allative		Outokummulle	—
essive		Outokumpuna	—
translative		Outokummuksi	—
abessive		Outokummutta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Outokumpu (Kotus type 1*H/valo, mp-mm gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Outokumpuni — accusative nom. Outokumpuni — gen. Outokumpuni genitive Outokumpuni — partitive Outokumpuani — inessive Outokummussani — elative Outokummustani — illative Outokumpuuni — adessive Outokummullani — ablative Outokummultani — allative Outokummulleni — essive Outokumpunani — translative Outokummukseni — abessive Outokummuttani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Outokumpusi — accusative nom. Outokumpusi — gen. Outokumpusi genitive Outokumpusi — partitive Outokumpuasi — inessive Outokummussasi — elative Outokummustasi — illative Outokumpuusi — adessive Outokummullasi — ablative Outokummultasi — allative Outokummullesi — essive Outokumpunasi — translative Outokummuksesi — abessive Outokummuttasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Outokumpumme — accusative nom. Outokumpumme — gen. Outokumpumme genitive Outokumpumme — partitive Outokumpuamme — inessive Outokummussamme — elative Outokummustamme — illative Outokumpuumme — adessive Outokummullamme — ablative Outokummultamme — allative Outokummullemme — essive Outokumpunamme — translative Outokummuksemme — abessive Outokummuttamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Outokumpunne — accusative nom. Outokumpunne — gen. Outokumpunne genitive Outokumpunne — partitive Outokumpuanne — inessive Outokummussanne — elative Outokummustanne — illative Outokumpuunne — adessive Outokummullanne — ablative Outokummultanne — allative Outokummullenne — essive Outokumpunanne — translative Outokummuksenne — abessive Outokummuttanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Outokumpunsa — accusative nom. Outokumpunsa — gen. Outokumpunsa genitive Outokumpunsa — partitive Outokumpuaan Outokumpuansa — inessive Outokummussaan Outokummussansa — elative Outokummustaan Outokummustansa — illative Outokumpuunsa — adessive Outokummullaan Outokummullansa — ablative Outokummultaan Outokummultansa — allative Outokummulleen Outokummullensa — essive Outokumpunaan Outokumpunansa — translative Outokummukseen Outokummuksensa — abessive Outokummuttaan Outokummuttansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• outokumpulainen

 

Descendants

• → English: Outokumpu
• → Swedish: Outokumpu