# Mustasaari
## Finnish
### Etymology

musta (“black”) +‎ saari (“island”). The reason behind the name for the place is not entirely clear.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmustɑˌsɑːri/, [ˈmus̠tɑ̝ˌs̠ɑ̝ːri]
* Rhymes: -ɑːri
* Hyphenation: Musta‧saari

### Proper noun

Mustasaari
* Korsholm (a municipality of Ostrobothnia, 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 Mustasaari" is Mustasaaressa.
Possessive forms of Mustasaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mustasaareni
accusative
nom.
Mustasaareni
gen.
Mustasaareni
genitive
Mustasaareni
partitive
Mustasaartani
inessive
Mustasaaressani
elative
Mustasaarestani
illative
Mustasaareeni
adessive
Mustasaarellani
ablative
Mustasaareltani
allative
Mustasaarelleni
essive
Mustasaarenani
translative
Mustasaarekseni
abessive
Mustasaarettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mustasaaresi
accusative
nom.
Mustasaaresi
gen.
Mustasaaresi
genitive
Mustasaaresi
partitive
Mustasaartasi
inessive
Mustasaaressasi
elative
Mustasaarestasi
illative
Mustasaareesi
adessive
Mustasaarellasi
ablative
Mustasaareltasi
allative
Mustasaarellesi
essive
Mustasaarenasi
translative
Mustasaareksesi
abessive
Mustasaarettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mustasaaremme
accusative
nom.
Mustasaaremme
gen.
Mustasaaremme
genitive
Mustasaaremme
partitive
Mustasaartamme
inessive
Mustasaaressamme
elative
Mustasaarestamme
illative
Mustasaareemme
adessive
Mustasaarellamme
ablative
Mustasaareltamme
allative
Mustasaarellemme
essive
Mustasaarenamme
translative
Mustasaareksemme
abessive
Mustasaarettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mustasaarenne
accusative
nom.
Mustasaarenne
gen.
Mustasaarenne
genitive
Mustasaarenne
partitive
Mustasaartanne
inessive
Mustasaaressanne
elative
Mustasaarestanne
illative
Mustasaareenne
adessive
Mustasaarellanne
ablative
Mustasaareltanne
allative
Mustasaarellenne
essive
Mustasaarenanne
translative
Mustasaareksenne
abessive
Mustasaarettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Mustasaarensa
accusative
nom.
Mustasaarensa
gen.
Mustasaarensa
genitive
Mustasaarensa
partitive
Mustasaartaan Mustasaartansa
inessive
Mustasaaressaan Mustasaaressansa
elative
Mustasaarestaan Mustasaarestansa
illative
Mustasaareensa
adessive
Mustasaarellaan Mustasaarellansa
ablative
Mustasaareltaan Mustasaareltansa
allative
Mustasaarelleen Mustasaarellensa
essive
Mustasaarenaan Mustasaarenansa
translative
Mustasaarekseen Mustasaareksensa
abessive
Mustasaarettaan Mustasaarettansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* mustasaarelainen

#### Statistics

* The surname Mustasaari belongs to 71 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