taajama

Finnish

Etymology

taaja +‎ -ma; from the earlier concept taajaväkinen yhdyskunta ("dense-populated place"; compare Swedish tätort); coined by Finnish linguist Hannes Teppo in 1940.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtɑːjɑmɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑːjɑmɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑːjɑmɑ
  • Syllabification(key): taa‧ja‧ma

Noun

taajama

  1. A built-up area (i.e. a city, town or village) (per Finnish and Swedish definition a locality with at least 200 inhabitants and up to 200 metres between the buildings; if two building are located further than 200 metres away from each other, they are not located in the same locality)

Declension
Inflection of taajama (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative taajama taajamat
genitive taajaman taajamien
partitive taajamaa taajamia
illative taajamaan taajamiin
singular plural
nominative taajama taajamat
accusative nom. taajama taajamat
gen. taajaman
genitive taajaman taajamien
taajamainrare
partitive taajamaa taajamia
inessive taajamassa taajamissa
elative taajamasta taajamista
illative taajamaan taajamiin
adessive taajamalla taajamilla
ablative taajamalta taajamilta
allative taajamalle taajamille
essive taajamana taajamina
translative taajamaksi taajamiksi
instructive — taajamin
abessive taajamatta taajamitta
comitative — taajamineen
Possessive forms of taajama (type koira)
possessor singular plural
1st person taajamani taajamamme
2nd person taajamasi taajamanne
3rd person taajamansa

Compounds
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