# Suonenjoki
## Finnish
### Etymology

Originally for the river, from suonen- +‎ joki. The initial component has been folk-etymologically reinterpreted as suoni, but is rather from an earlier *Suonteenjoki, which may be a derivation from suoni (*suonne : *suontee-).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsuo̯nenˌjoki/, [ˈs̠uo̞̯ne̞nˌjo̞k̟i]
* Rhymes: -oki
* Hyphenation: Suonen‧joki

### Proper noun

Suonenjoki
* A town and municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland.

#### Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Suonenjoki" is Suonenjoella.
Possessive forms of Suonenjoki (Kotus type 7*D/ovi, k-∅ gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Suonenjokeni
accusative
nom.
Suonenjokeni
gen.
Suonenjokeni
genitive
Suonenjokeni
partitive
Suonenjokeani
inessive
Suonenjoessani
elative
Suonenjoestani
illative
Suonenjokeeni
adessive
Suonenjoellani
ablative
Suonenjoeltani
allative
Suonenjoelleni
essive
Suonenjokenani
translative
Suonenjoekseni
abessive
Suonenjoettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Suonenjokesi
accusative
nom.
Suonenjokesi
gen.
Suonenjokesi
genitive
Suonenjokesi
partitive
Suonenjokeasi
inessive
Suonenjoessasi
elative
Suonenjoestasi
illative
Suonenjokeesi
adessive
Suonenjoellasi
ablative
Suonenjoeltasi
allative
Suonenjoellesi
essive
Suonenjokenasi
translative
Suonenjoeksesi
abessive
Suonenjoettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Suonenjokemme
accusative
nom.
Suonenjokemme
gen.
Suonenjokemme
genitive
Suonenjokemme
partitive
Suonenjokeamme
inessive
Suonenjoessamme
elative
Suonenjoestamme
illative
Suonenjokeemme
adessive
Suonenjoellamme
ablative
Suonenjoeltamme
allative
Suonenjoellemme
essive
Suonenjokenamme
translative
Suonenjoeksemme
abessive
Suonenjoettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Suonenjokenne
accusative
nom.
Suonenjokenne
gen.
Suonenjokenne
genitive
Suonenjokenne
partitive
Suonenjokeanne
inessive
Suonenjoessanne
elative
Suonenjoestanne
illative
Suonenjokeenne
adessive
Suonenjoellanne
ablative
Suonenjoeltanne
allative
Suonenjoellenne
essive
Suonenjokenanne
translative
Suonenjoeksenne
abessive
Suonenjoettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Suonenjokensa
accusative
nom.
Suonenjokensa
gen.
Suonenjokensa
genitive
Suonenjokensa
partitive
Suonenjokeaan Suonenjokeansa
inessive
Suonenjoessaan Suonenjoessansa
elative
Suonenjoestaan Suonenjoestansa
illative
Suonenjokeensa
adessive
Suonenjoellaan Suonenjoellansa
ablative
Suonenjoeltaan Suonenjoeltansa
allative
Suonenjoelleen Suonenjoellensa
essive
Suonenjokenaan Suonenjokenansa
translative
Suonenjoekseen Suonenjoeksensa
abessive
Suonenjoettaan Suonenjoettansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* suonenjokelainen
* suonenjokinen

#### Descendants

* → English: Suonenjoki
* → Swedish: Suonenjoki

### References

* ↑ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN