Pohjola

See also: pohjola

Finnish

Etymology

From pohjoinen (north) + -la (suffix indicating location)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpohjolɑ/, [ˈpo̞xjo̞lɑ]

Proper noun

Pohjola

  1. The Nordic countries.
  2. A prominent mythical location in the Finnish national epic Kalevala, typically translated as Northland. It is depicted as the main rival of Kalevala, the home of the heroes of the epic.
  3. A Finnish surname.
  4. Alternative letter-case form of pohjola.

Declension

Inflection of Pohjola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Pohjola
genitive Pohjolan
partitive Pohjolaa
illative Pohjolaan
singular plural
nominative Pohjola
accusative nom. Pohjola
gen. Pohjolan
genitive Pohjolan
partitive Pohjolaa
inessive Pohjolassa
elative Pohjolasta
illative Pohjolaan
adessive Pohjolalla
ablative Pohjolalta
allative Pohjolalle
essive Pohjolana
translative Pohjolaksi
instructive
abessive Pohjolatta
comitative

Synonyms

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