# Rantala
## Finnish
### Etymology

From ranta (“shore”) +‎ -la.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑntɑlɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑntɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: Ran‧ta‧la

### Proper noun

Rantala
* a Finnish surname from landscape
* Any of a number of small places in Finland.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Rantala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rantalani
Rantalani
accusative
nom.
Rantalani
Rantalani
gen.
Rantalani
genitive
Rantalani
Rantaloideni Rantaloitteni Rantalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Rantalaani
Rantaloitani
inessive
Rantalassani
Rantaloissani
elative
Rantalastani
Rantaloistani
illative
Rantalaani
Rantaloihini
adessive
Rantalallani
Rantaloillani
ablative
Rantalaltani
Rantaloiltani
allative
Rantalalleni
Rantaloilleni
essive
Rantalanani
Rantaloinani
translative
Rantalakseni
Rantaloikseni
abessive
Rantalattani
Rantaloittani
instructive
comitative
—Rantaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rantalasi
Rantalasi
accusative
nom.
Rantalasi
Rantalasi
gen.
Rantalasi
genitive
Rantalasi
Rantaloidesi Rantaloittesi Rantalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Rantalaasi
Rantaloitasi
inessive
Rantalassasi
Rantaloissasi
elative
Rantalastasi
Rantaloistasi
illative
Rantalaasi
Rantaloihisi
adessive
Rantalallasi
Rantaloillasi
ablative
Rantalaltasi
Rantaloiltasi
allative
Rantalallesi
Rantaloillesi
essive
Rantalanasi
Rantaloinasi
translative
Rantalaksesi
Rantaloiksesi
abessive
Rantalattasi
Rantaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—Rantaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rantalamme
Rantalamme
accusative
nom.
Rantalamme
Rantalamme
gen.
Rantalamme
genitive
Rantalamme
Rantaloidemme Rantaloittemme Rantalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Rantalaamme
Rantaloitamme
inessive
Rantalassamme
Rantaloissamme
elative
Rantalastamme
Rantaloistamme
illative
Rantalaamme
Rantaloihimme
adessive
Rantalallamme
Rantaloillamme
ablative
Rantalaltamme
Rantaloiltamme
allative
Rantalallemme
Rantaloillemme
essive
Rantalanamme
Rantaloinamme
translative
Rantalaksemme
Rantaloiksemme
abessive
Rantalattamme
Rantaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—Rantaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rantalanne
Rantalanne
accusative
nom.
Rantalanne
Rantalanne
gen.
Rantalanne
genitive
Rantalanne
Rantaloidenne Rantaloittenne Rantalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Rantalaanne
Rantaloitanne
inessive
Rantalassanne
Rantaloissanne
elative
Rantalastanne
Rantaloistanne
illative
Rantalaanne
Rantaloihinne
adessive
Rantalallanne
Rantaloillanne
ablative
Rantalaltanne
Rantaloiltanne
allative
Rantalallenne
Rantaloillenne
essive
Rantalananne
Rantaloinanne
translative
Rantalaksenne
Rantaloiksenne
abessive
Rantalattanne
Rantaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—Rantaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rantalansa
Rantalansa
accusative
nom.
Rantalansa
Rantalansa
gen.
Rantalansa
genitive
Rantalansa
Rantaloidensa Rantaloittensa Rantalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Rantalaansa
Rantaloitaan Rantaloitansa
inessive
Rantalassaan Rantalassansa
Rantaloissaan Rantaloissansa
elative
Rantalastaan Rantalastansa
Rantaloistaan Rantaloistansa
illative
Rantalaansa
Rantaloihinsa
adessive
Rantalallaan Rantalallansa
Rantaloillaan Rantaloillansa
ablative
Rantalaltaan Rantalaltansa
Rantaloiltaan Rantaloiltansa
allative
Rantalalleen Rantalallensa
Rantaloilleen Rantaloillensa
essive
Rantalanaan Rantalanansa
Rantaloinaan Rantaloinansa
translative
Rantalakseen Rantalaksensa
Rantaloikseen Rantaloiksensa
abessive
Rantalattaan Rantalattansa
Rantaloittaan Rantaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—Rantaloineen Rantaloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Rantalainen
* Paaso-Rantala

#### Related terms

* Ranta
* Rantanen

#### Statistics

* Rantala is the 50th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 8,559 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.