# Pasila
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Finnish Pasila.

### Proper noun

Pasila
* A district of Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland.
** 1953 September, Norman N. Forbes, “Through Porkkala by Rail”, in Railway Magazine, page 631:This is actually a Soviet train, running from the Porkkala area to Leningrad, and it has to reverse at Pasila (Frederiksberg) in the outskirts of Helsinki.

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Pasi +‎ -la. The neighborhood in Helsinki is named after Karl Pasila, a long-time tenant of the Fredriksberg farm that stood on the area.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpɑsilɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠ilɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑsilɑ
* Hyphenation: Pa‧si‧la

### Proper noun

Pasila
* a Finnish surname
* A neighborhood of Helsinki

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Pasila (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pasilani
Pasilani
accusative
nom.
Pasilani
Pasilani
gen.
Pasilani
genitive
Pasilani
Pasiloideni Pasiloitteni Pasilaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Pasilaani
Pasiloitani
inessive
Pasilassani
Pasiloissani
elative
Pasilastani
Pasiloistani
illative
Pasilaani
Pasiloihini
adessive
Pasilallani
Pasiloillani
ablative
Pasilaltani
Pasiloiltani
allative
Pasilalleni
Pasiloilleni
essive
Pasilanani
Pasiloinani
translative
Pasilakseni
Pasiloikseni
abessive
Pasilattani
Pasiloittani
instructive
comitative
—Pasiloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pasilasi
Pasilasi
accusative
nom.
Pasilasi
Pasilasi
gen.
Pasilasi
genitive
Pasilasi
Pasiloidesi Pasiloittesi Pasilaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Pasilaasi
Pasiloitasi
inessive
Pasilassasi
Pasiloissasi
elative
Pasilastasi
Pasiloistasi
illative
Pasilaasi
Pasiloihisi
adessive
Pasilallasi
Pasiloillasi
ablative
Pasilaltasi
Pasiloiltasi
allative
Pasilallesi
Pasiloillesi
essive
Pasilanasi
Pasiloinasi
translative
Pasilaksesi
Pasiloiksesi
abessive
Pasilattasi
Pasiloittasi
instructive
comitative
—Pasiloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pasilamme
Pasilamme
accusative
nom.
Pasilamme
Pasilamme
gen.
Pasilamme
genitive
Pasilamme
Pasiloidemme Pasiloittemme Pasilaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Pasilaamme
Pasiloitamme
inessive
Pasilassamme
Pasiloissamme
elative
Pasilastamme
Pasiloistamme
illative
Pasilaamme
Pasiloihimme
adessive
Pasilallamme
Pasiloillamme
ablative
Pasilaltamme
Pasiloiltamme
allative
Pasilallemme
Pasiloillemme
essive
Pasilanamme
Pasiloinamme
translative
Pasilaksemme
Pasiloiksemme
abessive
Pasilattamme
Pasiloittamme
instructive
comitative
—Pasiloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pasilanne
Pasilanne
accusative
nom.
Pasilanne
Pasilanne
gen.
Pasilanne
genitive
Pasilanne
Pasiloidenne Pasiloittenne Pasilainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Pasilaanne
Pasiloitanne
inessive
Pasilassanne
Pasiloissanne
elative
Pasilastanne
Pasiloistanne
illative
Pasilaanne
Pasiloihinne
adessive
Pasilallanne
Pasiloillanne
ablative
Pasilaltanne
Pasiloiltanne
allative
Pasilallenne
Pasiloillenne
essive
Pasilananne
Pasiloinanne
translative
Pasilaksenne
Pasiloiksenne
abessive
Pasilattanne
Pasiloittanne
instructive
comitative
—Pasiloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pasilansa
Pasilansa
accusative
nom.
Pasilansa
Pasilansa
gen.
Pasilansa
genitive
Pasilansa
Pasiloidensa Pasiloittensa Pasilainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Pasilaansa
Pasiloitaan Pasiloitansa
inessive
Pasilassaan Pasilassansa
Pasiloissaan Pasiloissansa
elative
Pasilastaan Pasilastansa
Pasiloistaan Pasiloistansa
illative
Pasilaansa
Pasiloihinsa
adessive
Pasilallaan Pasilallansa
Pasiloillaan Pasiloillansa
ablative
Pasilaltaan Pasilaltansa
Pasiloiltaan Pasiloiltansa
allative
Pasilalleen Pasilallensa
Pasiloilleen Pasiloillensa
essive
Pasilanaan Pasilanansa
Pasiloinaan Pasiloinansa
translative
Pasilakseen Pasilaksensa
Pasiloikseen Pasiloiksensa
abessive
Pasilattaan Pasilattansa
Pasiloittaan Pasiloittansa
instructive
comitative
—Pasiloineen Pasiloinensa :
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.

#### Derived terms

* Itä-Pasila
* Keski-Pasila
* Länsi-Pasila
* Pohjois-Pasila

#### Statistics

* Pasila is the 6164th (tied with 52 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 111 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

## Samoan
### Etymology

From Portuguese Brasil.

### Proper noun

Pasila
* Brazil (A large Portuguese-speaking country in South America)