# Liminka
## Finnish
### Etymology

limi- +‎ -nka, from lima (“slime”), which in dialects can also refer to certain aquatic plants as well.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlimiŋkɑ/, [ˈlimiŋkɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -imiŋkɑ
* Hyphenation: Li‧min‧ka

### Proper noun

Liminka
* A municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland.
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Liminka" is Limingassa.
Possessive forms of Liminka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Liminkani
Liminkani
accusative
nom.
Liminkani
Liminkani
gen.
Liminkani
genitive
Liminkani
Liminkojeni Liminkaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Liminkaani
Liminkojani
inessive
Limingassani
Limingoissani
elative
Limingastani
Limingoistani
illative
Liminkaani
Liminkoihini
adessive
Limingallani
Limingoillani
ablative
Limingaltani
Limingoiltani
allative
Limingalleni
Limingoilleni
essive
Liminkanani
Liminkoinani
translative
Limingakseni
Limingoikseni
abessive
Limingattani
Limingoittani
instructive
comitative
—Liminkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Liminkasi
Liminkasi
accusative
nom.
Liminkasi
Liminkasi
gen.
Liminkasi
genitive
Liminkasi
Liminkojesi Liminkaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Liminkaasi
Liminkojasi
inessive
Limingassasi
Limingoissasi
elative
Limingastasi
Limingoistasi
illative
Liminkaasi
Liminkoihisi
adessive
Limingallasi
Limingoillasi
ablative
Limingaltasi
Limingoiltasi
allative
Limingallesi
Limingoillesi
essive
Liminkanasi
Liminkoinasi
translative
Limingaksesi
Limingoiksesi
abessive
Limingattasi
Limingoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Liminkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Liminkamme
Liminkamme
accusative
nom.
Liminkamme
Liminkamme
gen.
Liminkamme
genitive
Liminkamme
Liminkojemme Liminkaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Liminkaamme
Liminkojamme
inessive
Limingassamme
Limingoissamme
elative
Limingastamme
Limingoistamme
illative
Liminkaamme
Liminkoihimme
adessive
Limingallamme
Limingoillamme
ablative
Limingaltamme
Limingoiltamme
allative
Limingallemme
Limingoillemme
essive
Liminkanamme
Liminkoinamme
translative
Limingaksemme
Limingoiksemme
abessive
Limingattamme
Limingoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Liminkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Liminkanne
Liminkanne
accusative
nom.
Liminkanne
Liminkanne
gen.
Liminkanne
genitive
Liminkanne
Liminkojenne Liminkainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Liminkaanne
Liminkojanne
inessive
Limingassanne
Limingoissanne
elative
Limingastanne
Limingoistanne
illative
Liminkaanne
Liminkoihinne
adessive
Limingallanne
Limingoillanne
ablative
Limingaltanne
Limingoiltanne
allative
Limingallenne
Limingoillenne
essive
Liminkananne
Liminkoinanne
translative
Limingaksenne
Limingoiksenne
abessive
Limingattanne
Limingoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Liminkoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Liminkansa
Liminkansa
accusative
nom.
Liminkansa
Liminkansa
gen.
Liminkansa
genitive
Liminkansa
Liminkojensa Liminkainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Liminkaansa
Liminkojaan Liminkojansa
inessive
Limingassaan Limingassansa
Limingoissaan Limingoissansa
elative
Limingastaan Limingastansa
Limingoistaan Limingoistansa
illative
Liminkaansa
Liminkoihinsa
adessive
Limingallaan Limingallansa
Limingoillaan Limingoillansa
ablative
Limingaltaan Limingaltansa
Limingoiltaan Limingoiltansa
allative
Limingalleen Limingallensa
Limingoilleen Limingoillensa
essive
Liminkanaan Liminkanansa
Liminkoinaan Liminkoinansa
translative
Limingakseen Limingaksensa
Limingoikseen Limingoiksensa
abessive
Limingattaan Limingattansa
Limingoittaan Limingoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Liminkoineen Liminkoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* liminkalainen

#### Statistics

* The surname Liminka belongs to 91 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