# Nivala
## Finnish
### Etymology

niva +‎ -la

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniʋɑlɑ/, [ˈniʋɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -iʋɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: Ni‧va‧la

### Proper noun

Nivala
* A town and municipality of North 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 Nivala" is Nivalassa.
Possessive forms of Nivala (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nivalani
Nivalani
accusative
nom.
Nivalani
Nivalani
gen.
Nivalani
genitive
Nivalani
Nivaloideni Nivaloitteni Nivalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Nivalaani
Nivaloitani
inessive
Nivalassani
Nivaloissani
elative
Nivalastani
Nivaloistani
illative
Nivalaani
Nivaloihini
adessive
Nivalallani
Nivaloillani
ablative
Nivalaltani
Nivaloiltani
allative
Nivalalleni
Nivaloilleni
essive
Nivalanani
Nivaloinani
translative
Nivalakseni
Nivaloikseni
abessive
Nivalattani
Nivaloittani
instructive
comitative
—Nivaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nivalasi
Nivalasi
accusative
nom.
Nivalasi
Nivalasi
gen.
Nivalasi
genitive
Nivalasi
Nivaloidesi Nivaloittesi Nivalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Nivalaasi
Nivaloitasi
inessive
Nivalassasi
Nivaloissasi
elative
Nivalastasi
Nivaloistasi
illative
Nivalaasi
Nivaloihisi
adessive
Nivalallasi
Nivaloillasi
ablative
Nivalaltasi
Nivaloiltasi
allative
Nivalallesi
Nivaloillesi
essive
Nivalanasi
Nivaloinasi
translative
Nivalaksesi
Nivaloiksesi
abessive
Nivalattasi
Nivaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—Nivaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nivalamme
Nivalamme
accusative
nom.
Nivalamme
Nivalamme
gen.
Nivalamme
genitive
Nivalamme
Nivaloidemme Nivaloittemme Nivalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Nivalaamme
Nivaloitamme
inessive
Nivalassamme
Nivaloissamme
elative
Nivalastamme
Nivaloistamme
illative
Nivalaamme
Nivaloihimme
adessive
Nivalallamme
Nivaloillamme
ablative
Nivalaltamme
Nivaloiltamme
allative
Nivalallemme
Nivaloillemme
essive
Nivalanamme
Nivaloinamme
translative
Nivalaksemme
Nivaloiksemme
abessive
Nivalattamme
Nivaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—Nivaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nivalanne
Nivalanne
accusative
nom.
Nivalanne
Nivalanne
gen.
Nivalanne
genitive
Nivalanne
Nivaloidenne Nivaloittenne Nivalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Nivalaanne
Nivaloitanne
inessive
Nivalassanne
Nivaloissanne
elative
Nivalastanne
Nivaloistanne
illative
Nivalaanne
Nivaloihinne
adessive
Nivalallanne
Nivaloillanne
ablative
Nivalaltanne
Nivaloiltanne
allative
Nivalallenne
Nivaloillenne
essive
Nivalananne
Nivaloinanne
translative
Nivalaksenne
Nivaloiksenne
abessive
Nivalattanne
Nivaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—Nivaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Nivalansa
Nivalansa
accusative
nom.
Nivalansa
Nivalansa
gen.
Nivalansa
genitive
Nivalansa
Nivaloidensa Nivaloittensa Nivalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Nivalaansa
Nivaloitaan Nivaloitansa
inessive
Nivalassaan Nivalassansa
Nivaloissaan Nivaloissansa
elative
Nivalastaan Nivalastansa
Nivaloistaan Nivaloistansa
illative
Nivalaansa
Nivaloihinsa
adessive
Nivalallaan Nivalallansa
Nivaloillaan Nivaloillansa
ablative
Nivalaltaan Nivalaltansa
Nivaloiltaan Nivaloiltansa
allative
Nivalalleen Nivalallensa
Nivaloilleen Nivaloillensa
essive
Nivalanaan Nivalanansa
Nivaloinaan Nivaloinansa
translative
Nivalakseen Nivalaksensa
Nivaloikseen Nivaloiksensa
abessive
Nivalattaan Nivalattansa
Nivaloittaan Nivaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—Nivaloineen Nivaloinensa :

#### Derived terms

* nivalainen
* Nivalainen
* nivalalainen

#### Descendants

* → English: Nivala
* → Swedish: Nivala

#### Statistics

* Nivala is the 1110th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 773 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### Anagrams

* laivan, vaalin