Jaala

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly by elision from earlier *Jaanula, *Jaanila, potentially from a vernacular form of Johannes +‎ -la.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjɑːlɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝ːlɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑːlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Jaa‧la

Proper noun

Jaala

1. A former municipality in Kymenlaakso, Finland; now part of Kouvola.
2. A village in the municipality of Kouvola.
3. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Jaala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Jaala	Jaalat
genitive		Jaalan	Jaalojen
partitive		Jaalaa	Jaaloja
illative		Jaalaan	Jaaloihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Jaala	Jaalat
accusative	nom.	Jaala	Jaalat
	gen.	Jaalan
genitive		Jaalan	Jaalojen Jaalain rare
partitive		Jaalaa	Jaaloja
inessive		Jaalassa	Jaaloissa
elative		Jaalasta	Jaaloista
illative		Jaalaan	Jaaloihin
adessive		Jaalalla	Jaaloilla
ablative		Jaalalta	Jaaloilta
allative		Jaalalle	Jaaloille
essive		Jaalana	Jaaloina
translative		Jaalaksi	Jaaloiksi
abessive		Jaalatta	Jaaloitta
instructive		—	Jaaloin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Jaala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jaalani Jaalani accusative nom. Jaalani Jaalani gen. Jaalani genitive Jaalani Jaalojeni Jaalaini rare partitive Jaalaani Jaalojani inessive Jaalassani Jaaloissani elative Jaalastani Jaaloistani illative Jaalaani Jaaloihini adessive Jaalallani Jaaloillani ablative Jaalaltani Jaaloiltani allative Jaalalleni Jaaloilleni essive Jaalanani Jaaloinani translative Jaalakseni Jaaloikseni abessive Jaalattani Jaaloittani instructive — — comitative — Jaaloineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Jaalasi Jaalasi accusative nom. Jaalasi Jaalasi gen. Jaalasi genitive Jaalasi Jaalojesi Jaalaisi rare partitive Jaalaasi Jaalojasi inessive Jaalassasi Jaaloissasi elative Jaalastasi Jaaloistasi illative Jaalaasi Jaaloihisi adessive Jaalallasi Jaaloillasi ablative Jaalaltasi Jaaloiltasi allative Jaalallesi Jaaloillesi essive Jaalanasi Jaaloinasi translative Jaalaksesi Jaaloiksesi abessive Jaalattasi Jaaloittasi instructive — — comitative — Jaaloinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jaalamme Jaalamme accusative nom. Jaalamme Jaalamme gen. Jaalamme genitive Jaalamme Jaalojemme Jaalaimme rare partitive Jaalaamme Jaalojamme inessive Jaalassamme Jaaloissamme elative Jaalastamme Jaaloistamme illative Jaalaamme Jaaloihimme adessive Jaalallamme Jaaloillamme ablative Jaalaltamme Jaaloiltamme allative Jaalallemme Jaaloillemme essive Jaalanamme Jaaloinamme translative Jaalaksemme Jaaloiksemme abessive Jaalattamme Jaaloittamme instructive — — comitative — Jaaloinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Jaalanne Jaalanne accusative nom. Jaalanne Jaalanne gen. Jaalanne genitive Jaalanne Jaalojenne Jaalainne rare partitive Jaalaanne Jaalojanne inessive Jaalassanne Jaaloissanne elative Jaalastanne Jaaloistanne illative Jaalaanne Jaaloihinne adessive Jaalallanne Jaaloillanne ablative Jaalaltanne Jaaloiltanne allative Jaalallenne Jaaloillenne essive Jaalananne Jaaloinanne translative Jaalaksenne Jaaloiksenne abessive Jaalattanne Jaaloittanne instructive — — comitative — Jaaloinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Jaalansa Jaalansa accusative nom. Jaalansa Jaalansa gen. Jaalansa genitive Jaalansa Jaalojensa Jaalainsa rare partitive Jaalaansa Jaalojaan Jaalojansa inessive Jaalassaan Jaalassansa Jaaloissaan Jaaloissansa elative Jaalastaan Jaalastansa Jaaloistaan Jaaloistansa illative Jaalaansa Jaaloihinsa adessive Jaalallaan Jaalallansa Jaaloillaan Jaaloillansa ablative Jaalaltaan Jaalaltansa Jaaloiltaan Jaaloiltansa allative Jaalalleen Jaalallensa Jaaloilleen Jaaloillensa essive Jaalanaan Jaalanansa Jaaloinaan Jaaloinansa translative Jaalakseen Jaalaksensa Jaaloikseen Jaaloiksensa abessive Jaalattaan Jaalattansa Jaaloittaan Jaaloittansa instructive — — comitative — Jaaloineen Jaaloinensa

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

Statistics

• The surname Jaala belongs to 94 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.