# Harju
## Finnish
### Etymology

< harju (“esker”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑrju/, [ˈhɑ̝rju]
* Rhymes: -ɑrju
* Hyphenation: Har‧ju

### Proper noun

Harju
* Any of a number of places in Finland and Estonia.
** A quarter of Helsinki
* a Finnish surname from landscape

#### Declension

* (quarter in Helsinki): The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Harju" is Harjussa.
Possessive forms of Harju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Harjuni
Harjuni
accusative
nom.
Harjuni
Harjuni
gen.
Harjuni
genitive
Harjuni
Harjujeni
partitive
Harjuani
Harjujani
inessive
Harjussani
Harjuissani
elative
Harjustani
Harjuistani
illative
Harjuuni
Harjuihini
adessive
Harjullani
Harjuillani
ablative
Harjultani
Harjuiltani
allative
Harjulleni
Harjuilleni
essive
Harjunani
Harjuinani
translative
Harjukseni
Harjuikseni
abessive
Harjuttani
Harjuittani
instructive
comitative
—Harjuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Harjusi
Harjusi
accusative
nom.
Harjusi
Harjusi
gen.
Harjusi
genitive
Harjusi
Harjujesi
partitive
Harjuasi
Harjujasi
inessive
Harjussasi
Harjuissasi
elative
Harjustasi
Harjuistasi
illative
Harjuusi
Harjuihisi
adessive
Harjullasi
Harjuillasi
ablative
Harjultasi
Harjuiltasi
allative
Harjullesi
Harjuillesi
essive
Harjunasi
Harjuinasi
translative
Harjuksesi
Harjuiksesi
abessive
Harjuttasi
Harjuittasi
instructive
comitative
—Harjuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Harjumme
Harjumme
accusative
nom.
Harjumme
Harjumme
gen.
Harjumme
genitive
Harjumme
Harjujemme
partitive
Harjuamme
Harjujamme
inessive
Harjussamme
Harjuissamme
elative
Harjustamme
Harjuistamme
illative
Harjuumme
Harjuihimme
adessive
Harjullamme
Harjuillamme
ablative
Harjultamme
Harjuiltamme
allative
Harjullemme
Harjuillemme
essive
Harjunamme
Harjuinamme
translative
Harjuksemme
Harjuiksemme
abessive
Harjuttamme
Harjuittamme
instructive
comitative
—Harjuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Harjunne
Harjunne
accusative
nom.
Harjunne
Harjunne
gen.
Harjunne
genitive
Harjunne
Harjujenne
partitive
Harjuanne
Harjujanne
inessive
Harjussanne
Harjuissanne
elative
Harjustanne
Harjuistanne
illative
Harjuunne
Harjuihinne
adessive
Harjullanne
Harjuillanne
ablative
Harjultanne
Harjuiltanne
allative
Harjullenne
Harjuillenne
essive
Harjunanne
Harjuinanne
translative
Harjuksenne
Harjuiksenne
abessive
Harjuttanne
Harjuittanne
instructive
comitative
—Harjuinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Harjunsa
Harjunsa
accusative
nom.
Harjunsa
Harjunsa
gen.
Harjunsa
genitive
Harjunsa
Harjujensa
partitive
Harjuaan Harjuansa
Harjujaan Harjujansa
inessive
Harjussaan Harjussansa
Harjuissaan Harjuissansa
elative
Harjustaan Harjustansa
Harjuistaan Harjuistansa
illative
Harjuunsa
Harjuihinsa
adessive
Harjullaan Harjullansa
Harjuillaan Harjuillansa
ablative
Harjultaan Harjultansa
Harjuiltaan Harjuiltansa
allative
Harjulleen Harjullensa
Harjuilleen Harjuillensa
essive
Harjunaan Harjunansa
Harjuinaan Harjuinansa
translative
Harjukseen Harjuksensa
Harjuikseen Harjuiksensa
abessive
Harjuttaan Harjuttansa
Harjuittaan Harjuittansa
instructive
comitative
—Harjuineen Harjuinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Alppiharju

#### Statistics

* Harju is the 92nd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 6,333 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* hurja