Finnish

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Etymology

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From place names (earlier *Paskoja), through syncope of paska +‎ oja. The initial part may have referred to the color of the water or disparagingly refer to a small, puny brook.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑsːojɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠ːo̞jɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsːojɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Pas‧so‧ja

Proper noun

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Passoja

  1. a Finnish surname

Declension

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Inflection of Passoja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Passoja Passojat
genitive Passojan Passojien
partitive Passojaa Passojia
illative Passojaan Passojiin
singular plural
nominative Passoja Passojat
accusative nom. Passoja Passojat
gen. Passojan
genitive Passojan Passojien
Passojain rare
partitive Passojaa Passojia
inessive Passojassa Passojissa
elative Passojasta Passojista
illative Passojaan Passojiin
adessive Passojalla Passojilla
ablative Passojalta Passojilta
allative Passojalle Passojille
essive Passojana Passojina
translative Passojaksi Passojiksi
abessive Passojatta Passojitta
instructive Passojin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Passoja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Passojani Passojani
accusative nom. Passojani Passojani
gen. Passojani
genitive Passojani Passojieni
Passojaini rare
partitive Passojaani Passojiani
inessive Passojassani Passojissani
elative Passojastani Passojistani
illative Passojaani Passojiini
adessive Passojallani Passojillani
ablative Passojaltani Passojiltani
allative Passojalleni Passojilleni
essive Passojanani Passojinani
translative Passojakseni Passojikseni
abessive Passojattani Passojittani
instructive
comitative Passojineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Passojasi Passojasi
accusative nom. Passojasi Passojasi
gen. Passojasi
genitive Passojasi Passojiesi
Passojaisi rare
partitive Passojaasi Passojiasi
inessive Passojassasi Passojissasi
elative Passojastasi Passojistasi
illative Passojaasi Passojiisi
adessive Passojallasi Passojillasi
ablative Passojaltasi Passojiltasi
allative Passojallesi Passojillesi
essive Passojanasi Passojinasi
translative Passojaksesi Passojiksesi
abessive Passojattasi Passojittasi
instructive
comitative Passojinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Passojamme Passojamme
accusative nom. Passojamme Passojamme
gen. Passojamme
genitive Passojamme Passojiemme
Passojaimme rare
partitive Passojaamme Passojiamme
inessive Passojassamme Passojissamme
elative Passojastamme Passojistamme
illative Passojaamme Passojiimme
adessive Passojallamme Passojillamme
ablative Passojaltamme Passojiltamme
allative Passojallemme Passojillemme
essive Passojanamme Passojinamme
translative Passojaksemme Passojiksemme
abessive Passojattamme Passojittamme
instructive
comitative Passojinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Passojanne Passojanne
accusative nom. Passojanne Passojanne
gen. Passojanne
genitive Passojanne Passojienne
Passojainne rare
partitive Passojaanne Passojianne
inessive Passojassanne Passojissanne
elative Passojastanne Passojistanne
illative Passojaanne Passojiinne
adessive Passojallanne Passojillanne
ablative Passojaltanne Passojiltanne
allative Passojallenne Passojillenne
essive Passojananne Passojinanne
translative Passojaksenne Passojiksenne
abessive Passojattanne Passojittanne
instructive
comitative Passojinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Passojansa Passojansa
accusative nom. Passojansa Passojansa
gen. Passojansa
genitive Passojansa Passojiensa
Passojainsa rare
partitive Passojaansa Passojiaan
Passojiansa
inessive Passojassaan
Passojassansa
Passojissaan
Passojissansa
elative Passojastaan
Passojastansa
Passojistaan
Passojistansa
illative Passojaansa Passojiinsa
adessive Passojallaan
Passojallansa
Passojillaan
Passojillansa
ablative Passojaltaan
Passojaltansa
Passojiltaan
Passojiltansa
allative Passojalleen
Passojallensa
Passojilleen
Passojillensa
essive Passojanaan
Passojanansa
Passojinaan
Passojinansa
translative Passojakseen
Passojaksensa
Passojikseen
Passojiksensa
abessive Passojattaan
Passojattansa
Passojittaan
Passojittansa
instructive
comitative Passojineen
Passojinensa

Statistics

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  • Passoja is the 4518th (tied with 27 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 162 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

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  1. ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN