# Kaustinen
## Finnish
### Etymology

Kaust- +‎ -inen, from the name of a local farm or holding Kausta around which the town has grown, which in turn is possibly from Old Norse Gautstafr or possibly from the gaust- seen in some Germanic names such as Middle High German Gaustrich, Gausthelm.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑu̯stinen/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯s̠tine̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑustinen
* Hyphenation: Kaus‧ti‧nen

### Proper noun

Kaustinen
* A municipality of Central Ostrobothnia, Finland; known for its international folk music festival.
* a Finnish surname
* The Finnish name of the cartoon character Woodstock from Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts.

#### Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kaustinen" is Kaustisella. Unlike many placenames ending with -inen, Kaustinen is inflected in the singular.
Possessive forms of Kaustinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaustiseni
Kaustiseni
accusative
nom.
Kaustiseni
Kaustiseni
gen.
Kaustiseni
genitive
Kaustiseni
Kaustisteni Kaustisieni
partitive
Kaustistani
Kaustisiani
inessive
Kaustisessani
Kaustisissani
elative
Kaustisestani
Kaustisistani
illative
Kaustiseeni
Kaustisiini
adessive
Kaustisellani
Kaustisillani
ablative
Kaustiseltani
Kaustisiltani
allative
Kaustiselleni
Kaustisilleni
essive
Kaustisenani
Kaustisinani
translative
Kaustisekseni
Kaustisikseni
abessive
Kaustisettani
Kaustisittani
instructive
comitative
—Kaustisineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaustisesi
Kaustisesi
accusative
nom.
Kaustisesi
Kaustisesi
gen.
Kaustisesi
genitive
Kaustisesi
Kaustistesi Kaustisiesi
partitive
Kaustistasi
Kaustisiasi
inessive
Kaustisessasi
Kaustisissasi
elative
Kaustisestasi
Kaustisistasi
illative
Kaustiseesi
Kaustisiisi
adessive
Kaustisellasi
Kaustisillasi
ablative
Kaustiseltasi
Kaustisiltasi
allative
Kaustisellesi
Kaustisillesi
essive
Kaustisenasi
Kaustisinasi
translative
Kaustiseksesi
Kaustisiksesi
abessive
Kaustisettasi
Kaustisittasi
instructive
comitative
—Kaustisinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaustisemme
Kaustisemme
accusative
nom.
Kaustisemme
Kaustisemme
gen.
Kaustisemme
genitive
Kaustisemme
Kaustistemme Kaustisiemme
partitive
Kaustistamme
Kaustisiamme
inessive
Kaustisessamme
Kaustisissamme
elative
Kaustisestamme
Kaustisistamme
illative
Kaustiseemme
Kaustisiimme
adessive
Kaustisellamme
Kaustisillamme
ablative
Kaustiseltamme
Kaustisiltamme
allative
Kaustisellemme
Kaustisillemme
essive
Kaustisenamme
Kaustisinamme
translative
Kaustiseksemme
Kaustisiksemme
abessive
Kaustisettamme
Kaustisittamme
instructive
comitative
—Kaustisinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaustisenne
Kaustisenne
accusative
nom.
Kaustisenne
Kaustisenne
gen.
Kaustisenne
genitive
Kaustisenne
Kaustistenne Kaustisienne
partitive
Kaustistanne
Kaustisianne
inessive
Kaustisessanne
Kaustisissanne
elative
Kaustisestanne
Kaustisistanne
illative
Kaustiseenne
Kaustisiinne
adessive
Kaustisellanne
Kaustisillanne
ablative
Kaustiseltanne
Kaustisiltanne
allative
Kaustisellenne
Kaustisillenne
essive
Kaustisenanne
Kaustisinanne
translative
Kaustiseksenne
Kaustisiksenne
abessive
Kaustisettanne
Kaustisittanne
instructive
comitative
—Kaustisinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kaustisensa
Kaustisensa
accusative
nom.
Kaustisensa
Kaustisensa
gen.
Kaustisensa
genitive
Kaustisensa
Kaustistensa Kaustisiensa
partitive
Kaustistaan Kaustistansa
Kaustisiaan Kaustisiansa
inessive
Kaustisessaan Kaustisessansa
Kaustisissaan Kaustisissansa
elative
Kaustisestaan Kaustisestansa
Kaustisistaan Kaustisistansa
illative
Kaustiseensa
Kaustisiinsa
adessive
Kaustisellaan Kaustisellansa
Kaustisillaan Kaustisillansa
ablative
Kaustiseltaan Kaustiseltansa
Kaustisiltaan Kaustisiltansa
allative
Kaustiselleen Kaustisellensa
Kaustisilleen Kaustisillensa
essive
Kaustisenaan Kaustisenansa
Kaustisinaan Kaustisinansa
translative
Kaustisekseen Kaustiseksensa
Kaustisikseen Kaustisiksensa
abessive
Kaustisettaan Kaustisettansa
Kaustisittaan Kaustisittansa
instructive
comitative
—Kaustisineen Kaustisinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kaustislainen

#### Statistics

* The surname Kaustinen belongs to 226 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* akustinen, sekuntina, tuskainen, uneksinta