# Nousiainen
## Finnish
### Etymology

Nousia +‎ -inen. Both senses are most likely from the pre-Christian male name Nousia (< nousija), but the two senses are not directly connected as the surname is a Savonian -(i)nen-type surname while the parish is located in Finland Proper.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈnou̯siɑi̯nen/, [ˈno̞u̯s̠iˌɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑinen
* Hyphenation: Nou‧si‧ai‧nen

### Proper noun

Nousiainen
* a Finnish surname
* A municipality of Southwest Finland.

#### Declension

* surname:
Possessive forms of Nousiainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nousiaiseni
Nousiaiseni
accusative
nom.
Nousiaiseni
Nousiaiseni
gen.
Nousiaiseni
genitive
Nousiaiseni
Nousiaisteni Nousiaisieni
partitive
Nousiaistani
Nousiaisiani
inessive
Nousiaisessani
Nousiaisissani
elative
Nousiaisestani
Nousiaisistani
illative
Nousiaiseeni
Nousiaisiini
adessive
Nousiaisellani
Nousiaisillani
ablative
Nousiaiseltani
Nousiaisiltani
allative
Nousiaiselleni
Nousiaisilleni
essive
Nousiaisenani
Nousiaisinani
translative
Nousiaisekseni
Nousiaisikseni
abessive
Nousiaisettani
Nousiaisittani
instructive
comitative
—Nousiaisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nousiaisesi
Nousiaisesi
accusative
nom.
Nousiaisesi
Nousiaisesi
gen.
Nousiaisesi
genitive
Nousiaisesi
Nousiaistesi Nousiaisiesi
partitive
Nousiaistasi
Nousiaisiasi
inessive
Nousiaisessasi
Nousiaisissasi
elative
Nousiaisestasi
Nousiaisistasi
illative
Nousiaiseesi
Nousiaisiisi
adessive
Nousiaisellasi
Nousiaisillasi
ablative
Nousiaiseltasi
Nousiaisiltasi
allative
Nousiaisellesi
Nousiaisillesi
essive
Nousiaisenasi
Nousiaisinasi
translative
Nousiaiseksesi
Nousiaisiksesi
abessive
Nousiaisettasi
Nousiaisittasi
instructive
comitative
—Nousiaisinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nousiaisemme
Nousiaisemme
accusative
nom.
Nousiaisemme
Nousiaisemme
gen.
Nousiaisemme
genitive
Nousiaisemme
Nousiaistemme Nousiaisiemme
partitive
Nousiaistamme
Nousiaisiamme
inessive
Nousiaisessamme
Nousiaisissamme
elative
Nousiaisestamme
Nousiaisistamme
illative
Nousiaiseemme
Nousiaisiimme
adessive
Nousiaisellamme
Nousiaisillamme
ablative
Nousiaiseltamme
Nousiaisiltamme
allative
Nousiaisellemme
Nousiaisillemme
essive
Nousiaisenamme
Nousiaisinamme
translative
Nousiaiseksemme
Nousiaisiksemme
abessive
Nousiaisettamme
Nousiaisittamme
instructive
comitative
—Nousiaisinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nousiaisenne
Nousiaisenne
accusative
nom.
Nousiaisenne
Nousiaisenne
gen.
Nousiaisenne
genitive
Nousiaisenne
Nousiaistenne Nousiaisienne
partitive
Nousiaistanne
Nousiaisianne
inessive
Nousiaisessanne
Nousiaisissanne
elative
Nousiaisestanne
Nousiaisistanne
illative
Nousiaiseenne
Nousiaisiinne
adessive
Nousiaisellanne
Nousiaisillanne
ablative
Nousiaiseltanne
Nousiaisiltanne
allative
Nousiaisellenne
Nousiaisillenne
essive
Nousiaisenanne
Nousiaisinanne
translative
Nousiaiseksenne
Nousiaisiksenne
abessive
Nousiaisettanne
Nousiaisittanne
instructive
comitative
—Nousiaisinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nousiaisensa
Nousiaisensa
accusative
nom.
Nousiaisensa
Nousiaisensa
gen.
Nousiaisensa
genitive
Nousiaisensa
Nousiaistensa Nousiaisiensa
partitive
Nousiaistaan Nousiaistansa
Nousiaisiaan Nousiaisiansa
inessive
Nousiaisessaan Nousiaisessansa
Nousiaisissaan Nousiaisissansa
elative
Nousiaisestaan Nousiaisestansa
Nousiaisistaan Nousiaisistansa
illative
Nousiaiseensa
Nousiaisiinsa
adessive
Nousiaisellaan Nousiaisellansa
Nousiaisillaan Nousiaisillansa
ablative
Nousiaiseltaan Nousiaiseltansa
Nousiaisiltaan Nousiaisiltansa
allative
Nousiaiselleen Nousiaisellensa
Nousiaisilleen Nousiaisillensa
essive
Nousiaisenaan Nousiaisenansa
Nousiaisinaan Nousiaisinansa
translative
Nousiaisekseen Nousiaiseksensa
Nousiaisikseen Nousiaisiksensa
abessive
Nousiaisettaan Nousiaisettansa
Nousiaisittaan Nousiaisittansa
instructive
comitative
—Nousiaisineen Nousiaisinensa :
* municipality:
Inflection of Nousiainen (type 38/nainen)
singular
plural
nominative
Nousiainen
genitive
Nousiaisten
partitive
Nousiaista
Nousiaisia
accusative
Nousiainen Nousiaisen
inessive
Nousiaisissa
elative
Nousiaisista
illative
Nousiaisiin
adessive
Nousiaisilla
ablative
Nousiaisilta
allative
Nousiaisille
essive
Nousiaisina
translative
Nousiaiseksi
Nousiaisiksi
abessive
Nousiaisitta
instructive
Nousiaisin
comitative
Nousiaisineen :
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Nousiainen" is Nousiaisissa. Note that the inflected forms are formed as if they were plural.

#### Derived terms

* nousiaislainen

#### Descendants

* →⇒ Swedish: Nousis

#### Statistics

* Nousiainen is the 172nd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 4,114 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