# Taivassalo
## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly by assimilation from an older *Taivalsalo, from taival +‎ salo, or alternatively connected with töyväs, töykkä (“hill, knoll”) (possibly related to töyräs in some way).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈtɑi̯ʋɑsˌsɑlo/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝i̯ʋɑ̝s̠ˌs̠ɑ̝lo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑlo
* Hyphenation: Taivas‧salo

### Proper noun

Taivassalo
* A municipality of Southwest 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 Taivassalo" is Taivassalossa.
Possessive forms of Taivassalo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Taivassaloni
Taivassaloni
accusative
nom.
Taivassaloni
Taivassaloni
gen.
Taivassaloni
genitive
Taivassaloni
Taivassalojeni
partitive
Taivassaloani
Taivassalojani
inessive
Taivassalossani
Taivassaloissani
elative
Taivassalostani
Taivassaloistani
illative
Taivassalooni
Taivassaloihini
adessive
Taivassalollani
Taivassaloillani
ablative
Taivassaloltani
Taivassaloiltani
allative
Taivassalolleni
Taivassaloilleni
essive
Taivassalonani
Taivassaloinani
translative
Taivassalokseni
Taivassaloikseni
abessive
Taivassalottani
Taivassaloittani
instructive
comitative
—Taivassaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Taivassalosi
Taivassalosi
accusative
nom.
Taivassalosi
Taivassalosi
gen.
Taivassalosi
genitive
Taivassalosi
Taivassalojesi
partitive
Taivassaloasi
Taivassalojasi
inessive
Taivassalossasi
Taivassaloissasi
elative
Taivassalostasi
Taivassaloistasi
illative
Taivassaloosi
Taivassaloihisi
adessive
Taivassalollasi
Taivassaloillasi
ablative
Taivassaloltasi
Taivassaloiltasi
allative
Taivassalollesi
Taivassaloillesi
essive
Taivassalonasi
Taivassaloinasi
translative
Taivassaloksesi
Taivassaloiksesi
abessive
Taivassalottasi
Taivassaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—Taivassaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Taivassalomme
Taivassalomme
accusative
nom.
Taivassalomme
Taivassalomme
gen.
Taivassalomme
genitive
Taivassalomme
Taivassalojemme
partitive
Taivassaloamme
Taivassalojamme
inessive
Taivassalossamme
Taivassaloissamme
elative
Taivassalostamme
Taivassaloistamme
illative
Taivassaloomme
Taivassaloihimme
adessive
Taivassalollamme
Taivassaloillamme
ablative
Taivassaloltamme
Taivassaloiltamme
allative
Taivassalollemme
Taivassaloillemme
essive
Taivassalonamme
Taivassaloinamme
translative
Taivassaloksemme
Taivassaloiksemme
abessive
Taivassalottamme
Taivassaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—Taivassaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Taivassalonne
Taivassalonne
accusative
nom.
Taivassalonne
Taivassalonne
gen.
Taivassalonne
genitive
Taivassalonne
Taivassalojenne
partitive
Taivassaloanne
Taivassalojanne
inessive
Taivassalossanne
Taivassaloissanne
elative
Taivassalostanne
Taivassaloistanne
illative
Taivassaloonne
Taivassaloihinne
adessive
Taivassalollanne
Taivassaloillanne
ablative
Taivassaloltanne
Taivassaloiltanne
allative
Taivassalollenne
Taivassaloillenne
essive
Taivassalonanne
Taivassaloinanne
translative
Taivassaloksenne
Taivassaloiksenne
abessive
Taivassalottanne
Taivassaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—Taivassaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Taivassalonsa
Taivassalonsa
accusative
nom.
Taivassalonsa
Taivassalonsa
gen.
Taivassalonsa
genitive
Taivassalonsa
Taivassalojensa
partitive
Taivassaloaan Taivassaloansa
Taivassalojaan Taivassalojansa
inessive
Taivassalossaan Taivassalossansa
Taivassaloissaan Taivassaloissansa
elative
Taivassalostaan Taivassalostansa
Taivassaloistaan Taivassaloistansa
illative
Taivassaloonsa
Taivassaloihinsa
adessive
Taivassalollaan Taivassalollansa
Taivassaloillaan Taivassaloillansa
ablative
Taivassaloltaan Taivassaloltansa
Taivassaloiltaan Taivassaloiltansa
allative
Taivassalolleen Taivassalollensa
Taivassaloilleen Taivassaloillensa
essive
Taivassalonaan Taivassalonansa
Taivassaloinaan Taivassaloinansa
translative
Taivassalokseen Taivassaloksensa
Taivassaloikseen Taivassaloiksensa
abessive
Taivassalottaan Taivassalottansa
Taivassaloittaan Taivassaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—Taivassaloineen Taivassaloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* taivassalolainen

#### Statistics

* The surname Taivassalo belongs to 239 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