# Jaala
## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly by elision from earlier *Jaanula, *Jaanila, potentially from a vernacular form of Johannes +‎ -la.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈjɑːlɑ/, [ˈjɑ̝ːlɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑːlɑ
* Hyphenation: Jaa‧la

### Proper noun

Jaala
* A former municipality in Kymenlaakso, Finland; now part of Kouvola.
* A village in the municipality of Kouvola.
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Jaala (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jaalani
Jaalani
accusative
nom.
Jaalani
Jaalani
gen.
Jaalani
genitive
Jaalani
Jaalojeni Jaalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Jaalaani
Jaalojani
inessive
Jaalassani
Jaaloissani
elative
Jaalastani
Jaaloistani
illative
Jaalaani
Jaaloihini
adessive
Jaalallani
Jaaloillani
ablative
Jaalaltani
Jaaloiltani
allative
Jaalalleni
Jaaloilleni
essive
Jaalanani
Jaaloinani
translative
Jaalakseni
Jaaloikseni
abessive
Jaalattani
Jaaloittani
instructive
comitative
—Jaaloineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jaalasi
Jaalasi
accusative
nom.
Jaalasi
Jaalasi
gen.
Jaalasi
genitive
Jaalasi
Jaalojesi Jaalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Jaalaasi
Jaalojasi
inessive
Jaalassasi
Jaaloissasi
elative
Jaalastasi
Jaaloistasi
illative
Jaalaasi
Jaaloihisi
adessive
Jaalallasi
Jaaloillasi
ablative
Jaalaltasi
Jaaloiltasi
allative
Jaalallesi
Jaaloillesi
essive
Jaalanasi
Jaaloinasi
translative
Jaalaksesi
Jaaloiksesi
abessive
Jaalattasi
Jaaloittasi
instructive
comitative
—Jaaloinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jaalamme
Jaalamme
accusative
nom.
Jaalamme
Jaalamme
gen.
Jaalamme
genitive
Jaalamme
Jaalojemme Jaalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Jaalaamme
Jaalojamme
inessive
Jaalassamme
Jaaloissamme
elative
Jaalastamme
Jaaloistamme
illative
Jaalaamme
Jaaloihimme
adessive
Jaalallamme
Jaaloillamme
ablative
Jaalaltamme
Jaaloiltamme
allative
Jaalallemme
Jaaloillemme
essive
Jaalanamme
Jaaloinamme
translative
Jaalaksemme
Jaaloiksemme
abessive
Jaalattamme
Jaaloittamme
instructive
comitative
—Jaaloinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jaalanne
Jaalanne
accusative
nom.
Jaalanne
Jaalanne
gen.
Jaalanne
genitive
Jaalanne
Jaalojenne Jaalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Jaalaanne
Jaalojanne
inessive
Jaalassanne
Jaaloissanne
elative
Jaalastanne
Jaaloistanne
illative
Jaalaanne
Jaaloihinne
adessive
Jaalallanne
Jaaloillanne
ablative
Jaalaltanne
Jaaloiltanne
allative
Jaalallenne
Jaaloillenne
essive
Jaalananne
Jaaloinanne
translative
Jaalaksenne
Jaaloiksenne
abessive
Jaalattanne
Jaaloittanne
instructive
comitative
—Jaaloinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Jaalansa
Jaalansa
accusative
nom.
Jaalansa
Jaalansa
gen.
Jaalansa
genitive
Jaalansa
Jaalojensa Jaalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Jaalaansa
Jaalojaan Jaalojansa
inessive
Jaalassaan Jaalassansa
Jaaloissaan Jaaloissansa
elative
Jaalastaan Jaalastansa
Jaaloistaan Jaaloistansa
illative
Jaalaansa
Jaaloihinsa
adessive
Jaalallaan Jaalallansa
Jaaloillaan Jaaloillansa
ablative
Jaalaltaan Jaalaltansa
Jaaloiltaan Jaaloiltansa
allative
Jaalalleen Jaalallensa
Jaaloilleen Jaaloillensa
essive
Jaalanaan Jaalanansa
Jaaloinaan Jaaloinansa
translative
Jaalakseen Jaalaksensa
Jaaloikseen Jaaloiksensa
abessive
Jaalattaan Jaalattansa
Jaaloittaan Jaaloittansa
instructive
comitative
—Jaaloineen Jaaloinensa :
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Jaala" is Jaalassa.

#### Statistics

* The surname Jaala belongs to 94 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

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