See also: vestra

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

From Swedish västra, i.e. Västra marken (western borderlands/hinterlands).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋestrɑ/, [ˈʋe̞s̠trɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -estrɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Vest‧ra

Proper noun edit

Vestra

  1. A district of Vantaa

Declension edit

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

Inflection of Vestra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative Vestra
genitive Vestran
partitive Vestraa
illative Vestraan
singular plural
nominative Vestra
accusative nom. Vestra
gen. Vestran
genitive Vestran
partitive Vestraa
inessive Vestrassa
elative Vestrasta
illative Vestraan
adessive Vestralla
ablative Vestralta
allative Vestralle
essive Vestrana
translative Vestraksi
abessive Vestratta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Vestra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Vestrani
accusative nom. Vestrani
gen. Vestrani
genitive Vestrani
partitive Vestraani
inessive Vestrassani
elative Vestrastani
illative Vestraani
adessive Vestrallani
ablative Vestraltani
allative Vestralleni
essive Vestranani
translative Vestrakseni
abessive Vestrattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Vestrasi
accusative nom. Vestrasi
gen. Vestrasi
genitive Vestrasi
partitive Vestraasi
inessive Vestrassasi
elative Vestrastasi
illative Vestraasi
adessive Vestrallasi
ablative Vestraltasi
allative Vestrallesi
essive Vestranasi
translative Vestraksesi
abessive Vestrattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Vestramme
accusative nom. Vestramme
gen. Vestramme
genitive Vestramme
partitive Vestraamme
inessive Vestrassamme
elative Vestrastamme
illative Vestraamme
adessive Vestrallamme
ablative Vestraltamme
allative Vestrallemme
essive Vestranamme
translative Vestraksemme
abessive Vestrattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Vestranne
accusative nom. Vestranne
gen. Vestranne
genitive Vestranne
partitive Vestraanne
inessive Vestrassanne
elative Vestrastanne
illative Vestraanne
adessive Vestrallanne
ablative Vestraltanne
allative Vestrallenne
essive Vestrananne
translative Vestraksenne
abessive Vestrattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Vestransa
accusative nom. Vestransa
gen. Vestransa
genitive Vestransa
partitive Vestraansa
inessive Vestrassaan
Vestrassansa
elative Vestrastaan
Vestrastansa
illative Vestraansa
adessive Vestrallaan
Vestrallansa
ablative Vestraltaan
Vestraltansa
allative Vestralleen
Vestrallensa
essive Vestranaan
Vestranansa
translative Vestrakseen
Vestraksensa
abessive Vestrattaan
Vestrattansa
instructive
comitative

References edit

  1. ^ Timo Kallaluoto (2021) “Vantaan kaupunginosien nimet – osa 1”, in Andreas Koivisto, editor, 2021: Helsingin pitäjä – Vantaa. Vantaa-seuran vuosikirja., Vantaa-Seura – Vandasallskapet ry, pages 160–177