# Pietarsaari
## Finnish
### Etymology

Pietar- +‎ saari, a folk-etymological form influenced by Swedish Pedersöre, itself folk-etymologically associated with the name Peder, but more likely from an original Finnish name *Petra-saari and thus equivalent to peura +‎ saari.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈpie̯tɑrˌsɑːri/, [ˈpie̞̯t̪ɑ̝rˌs̠ɑ̝ːri]
* Rhymes: -ɑːri
* Hyphenation: Pietar‧saari

### Proper noun

Pietarsaari
* Jakobstad (a town and municipality of Ostrobothnia, Finland)
* (rare) a Finnish surname

#### Usage notes

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Pietarsaari" is Pietarsaaressa.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Pietarsaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pietarsaareni
Pietarsaareni
accusative
nom.
Pietarsaareni
Pietarsaareni
gen.
Pietarsaareni
genitive
Pietarsaareni
Pietarsaarteni Pietarsaarieni
partitive
Pietarsaartani
Pietarsaariani
inessive
Pietarsaaressani
Pietarsaarissani
elative
Pietarsaarestani
Pietarsaaristani
illative
Pietarsaareeni
Pietarsaariini
adessive
Pietarsaarellani
Pietarsaarillani
ablative
Pietarsaareltani
Pietarsaariltani
allative
Pietarsaarelleni
Pietarsaarilleni
essive
Pietarsaarenani
Pietarsaarinani
translative
Pietarsaarekseni
Pietarsaarikseni
abessive
Pietarsaarettani
Pietarsaarittani
instructive
comitative
—Pietarsaarineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pietarsaaresi
Pietarsaaresi
accusative
nom.
Pietarsaaresi
Pietarsaaresi
gen.
Pietarsaaresi
genitive
Pietarsaaresi
Pietarsaartesi Pietarsaariesi
partitive
Pietarsaartasi
Pietarsaariasi
inessive
Pietarsaaressasi
Pietarsaarissasi
elative
Pietarsaarestasi
Pietarsaaristasi
illative
Pietarsaareesi
Pietarsaariisi
adessive
Pietarsaarellasi
Pietarsaarillasi
ablative
Pietarsaareltasi
Pietarsaariltasi
allative
Pietarsaarellesi
Pietarsaarillesi
essive
Pietarsaarenasi
Pietarsaarinasi
translative
Pietarsaareksesi
Pietarsaariksesi
abessive
Pietarsaarettasi
Pietarsaarittasi
instructive
comitative
—Pietarsaarinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pietarsaaremme
Pietarsaaremme
accusative
nom.
Pietarsaaremme
Pietarsaaremme
gen.
Pietarsaaremme
genitive
Pietarsaaremme
Pietarsaartemme Pietarsaariemme
partitive
Pietarsaartamme
Pietarsaariamme
inessive
Pietarsaaressamme
Pietarsaarissamme
elative
Pietarsaarestamme
Pietarsaaristamme
illative
Pietarsaareemme
Pietarsaariimme
adessive
Pietarsaarellamme
Pietarsaarillamme
ablative
Pietarsaareltamme
Pietarsaariltamme
allative
Pietarsaarellemme
Pietarsaarillemme
essive
Pietarsaarenamme
Pietarsaarinamme
translative
Pietarsaareksemme
Pietarsaariksemme
abessive
Pietarsaarettamme
Pietarsaarittamme
instructive
comitative
—Pietarsaarinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pietarsaarenne
Pietarsaarenne
accusative
nom.
Pietarsaarenne
Pietarsaarenne
gen.
Pietarsaarenne
genitive
Pietarsaarenne
Pietarsaartenne Pietarsaarienne
partitive
Pietarsaartanne
Pietarsaarianne
inessive
Pietarsaaressanne
Pietarsaarissanne
elative
Pietarsaarestanne
Pietarsaaristanne
illative
Pietarsaareenne
Pietarsaariinne
adessive
Pietarsaarellanne
Pietarsaarillanne
ablative
Pietarsaareltanne
Pietarsaariltanne
allative
Pietarsaarellenne
Pietarsaarillenne
essive
Pietarsaarenanne
Pietarsaarinanne
translative
Pietarsaareksenne
Pietarsaariksenne
abessive
Pietarsaarettanne
Pietarsaarittanne
instructive
comitative
—Pietarsaarinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Pietarsaarensa
Pietarsaarensa
accusative
nom.
Pietarsaarensa
Pietarsaarensa
gen.
Pietarsaarensa
genitive
Pietarsaarensa
Pietarsaartensa Pietarsaariensa
partitive
Pietarsaartaan Pietarsaartansa
Pietarsaariaan Pietarsaariansa
inessive
Pietarsaaressaan Pietarsaaressansa
Pietarsaarissaan Pietarsaarissansa
elative
Pietarsaarestaan Pietarsaarestansa
Pietarsaaristaan Pietarsaaristansa
illative
Pietarsaareensa
Pietarsaariinsa
adessive
Pietarsaarellaan Pietarsaarellansa
Pietarsaarillaan Pietarsaarillansa
ablative
Pietarsaareltaan Pietarsaareltansa
Pietarsaariltaan Pietarsaariltansa
allative
Pietarsaarelleen Pietarsaarellensa
Pietarsaarilleen Pietarsaarillensa
essive
Pietarsaarenaan Pietarsaarenansa
Pietarsaarinaan Pietarsaarinansa
translative
Pietarsaarekseen Pietarsaareksensa
Pietarsaarikseen Pietarsaariksensa
abessive
Pietarsaarettaan Pietarsaarettansa
Pietarsaarittaan Pietarsaarittansa
instructive
comitative
—Pietarsaarineen Pietarsaarinensa :

#### Derived terms

* pietarsaarelainen

#### Statistics

* The surname Pietarsaari belongs to 38 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