# Maarianhamina
## Finnish
### Etymology

Maarian (“Maria's”) +‎ hamina (“harbour”). Founded in 1861 when Finland was a grand duchy of Russia, and named after the then empress consort of Russia, Maria Alexandrovna.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈmɑːriɑnˌhɑminɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːriɑ̝nˌhɑ̝minɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑminɑ
* Hyphenation: Maa‧rian‧hami‧na

### Proper noun

Maarianhamina
* Mariehamn (a municipality, the capital city of the Åland Islands, an autonomous region of Finland)

#### Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Maarianhamina" is Maarianhaminassa.
Possessive forms of Maarianhamina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maarianhaminani
accusative
nom.
Maarianhaminani
gen.
Maarianhaminani
genitive
Maarianhaminani
partitive
Maarianhaminaani
inessive
Maarianhaminassani
elative
Maarianhaminastani
illative
Maarianhaminaani
adessive
Maarianhaminallani
ablative
Maarianhaminaltani
allative
Maarianhaminalleni
essive
Maarianhaminanani
translative
Maarianhaminakseni
abessive
Maarianhaminattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maarianhaminasi
accusative
nom.
Maarianhaminasi
gen.
Maarianhaminasi
genitive
Maarianhaminasi
partitive
Maarianhaminaasi
inessive
Maarianhaminassasi
elative
Maarianhaminastasi
illative
Maarianhaminaasi
adessive
Maarianhaminallasi
ablative
Maarianhaminaltasi
allative
Maarianhaminallesi
essive
Maarianhaminanasi
translative
Maarianhaminaksesi
abessive
Maarianhaminattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maarianhaminamme
accusative
nom.
Maarianhaminamme
gen.
Maarianhaminamme
genitive
Maarianhaminamme
partitive
Maarianhaminaamme
inessive
Maarianhaminassamme
elative
Maarianhaminastamme
illative
Maarianhaminaamme
adessive
Maarianhaminallamme
ablative
Maarianhaminaltamme
allative
Maarianhaminallemme
essive
Maarianhaminanamme
translative
Maarianhaminaksemme
abessive
Maarianhaminattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maarianhaminanne
accusative
nom.
Maarianhaminanne
gen.
Maarianhaminanne
genitive
Maarianhaminanne
partitive
Maarianhaminaanne
inessive
Maarianhaminassanne
elative
Maarianhaminastanne
illative
Maarianhaminaanne
adessive
Maarianhaminallanne
ablative
Maarianhaminaltanne
allative
Maarianhaminallenne
essive
Maarianhaminananne
translative
Maarianhaminaksenne
abessive
Maarianhaminattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Maarianhaminansa
accusative
nom.
Maarianhaminansa
gen.
Maarianhaminansa
genitive
Maarianhaminansa
partitive
Maarianhaminaansa
inessive
Maarianhaminassaan Maarianhaminassansa
elative
Maarianhaminastaan Maarianhaminastansa
illative
Maarianhaminaansa
adessive
Maarianhaminallaan Maarianhaminallansa
ablative
Maarianhaminaltaan Maarianhaminaltansa
allative
Maarianhaminalleen Maarianhaminallensa
essive
Maarianhaminanaan Maarianhaminanansa
translative
Maarianhaminakseen Maarianhaminaksensa
abessive
Maarianhaminattaan Maarianhaminattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* maarianhaminalainen