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Pohjola

Pohjola

See also: pohjola

Finnish

Proper noun

Pohjola

  1. The Nordic countries
  2. An important mythical location in the Finnish national epic Kalevala, translated as Northland in the English-language Kalevala. Pohjola is depicted as rival and opponent of Kaleva, the home of the heroes of the epic.
  3. A Finnish surname.
  4. Alternative capitalization 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

pohjola

pohjola

See also: Pohjola

Finnish

Noun

pohjola

  1. the North, especially the Arctic and subarctic regions of the world in general, without reference to any particular place

Declension

Inflection of pohjola (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative pohjola pohjolat
genitive pohjolan pohjoloiden
pohjoloitten
partitive pohjolaa pohjoloita
illative pohjolaan pohjoloihin
singular plural
nominative pohjola pohjolat
accusative nom. pohjola pohjolat
gen. pohjolan
genitive pohjolan pohjoloiden
pohjoloitten
pohjolainrare
partitive pohjolaa pohjoloita
inessive pohjolassa pohjoloissa
elative pohjolasta pohjoloista
illative pohjolaan pohjoloihin
adessive pohjolalla pohjoloilla
ablative pohjolalta pohjoloilta
allative pohjolalle pohjoloille
essive pohjolana pohjoloina
translative pohjolaksi pohjoloiksi
instructive pohjoloin
abessive pohjolatta pohjoloitta
comitative pohjoloineen

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Usage notes

  • seldom used in plural
  • often capitalized, although it is not exactly a placename, except in senses explained in entry Pohjola