Kustavi

Finnish

Etymology

From the Swedish royal name Gustaf, Gustav. The town (formerly named Kivimaa) was renamed to its current name in 1897 to match the name of its church, which had been named after Gustav III (the king of Sweden and still Finland at the time, in 1783).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkustɑʋi/, [ˈkus̠tɑ̝ʋi]
• Rhymes: -ustɑʋi
• Syllabification^(key): Kus‧ta‧vi

Proper noun

Kustavi

1. A municipality in Western Finland.
2. (rare as a first name) a male given name

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kustavi" is Kustavissa.

Inflection of Kustavi (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		Kustavi	Kustavit
genitive		Kustavin	Kustavien Kustaveiden Kustaveitten
partitive		Kustavia	Kustaveita Kustaveja
illative		Kustaviin	Kustaveihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Kustavi	Kustavit
accusative	nom.	Kustavi	Kustavit
	gen.	Kustavin
genitive		Kustavin	Kustavien Kustaveiden Kustaveitten
partitive		Kustavia	Kustaveita Kustaveja
inessive		Kustavissa	Kustaveissa
elative		Kustavista	Kustaveista
illative		Kustaviin	Kustaveihin
adessive		Kustavilla	Kustaveilla
ablative		Kustavilta	Kustaveilta
allative		Kustaville	Kustaveille
essive		Kustavina	Kustaveina
translative		Kustaviksi	Kustaveiksi
abessive		Kustavitta	Kustaveitta
instructive		—	Kustavein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Kustavi (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kustavini Kustavini accusative nom. Kustavini Kustavini gen. Kustavini genitive Kustavini Kustavieni Kustaveideni Kustaveitteni partitive Kustaviani Kustaveitani Kustavejani inessive Kustavissani Kustaveissani elative Kustavistani Kustaveistani illative Kustaviini Kustaveihini adessive Kustavillani Kustaveillani ablative Kustaviltani Kustaveiltani allative Kustavilleni Kustaveilleni essive Kustavinani Kustaveinani translative Kustavikseni Kustaveikseni abessive Kustavittani Kustaveittani instructive — — comitative — Kustaveineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Kustavisi Kustavisi accusative nom. Kustavisi Kustavisi gen. Kustavisi genitive Kustavisi Kustaviesi Kustaveidesi Kustaveittesi partitive Kustaviasi Kustaveitasi Kustavejasi inessive Kustavissasi Kustaveissasi elative Kustavistasi Kustaveistasi illative Kustaviisi Kustaveihisi adessive Kustavillasi Kustaveillasi ablative Kustaviltasi Kustaveiltasi allative Kustavillesi Kustaveillesi essive Kustavinasi Kustaveinasi translative Kustaviksesi Kustaveiksesi abessive Kustavittasi Kustaveittasi instructive — — comitative — Kustaveinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kustavimme Kustavimme accusative nom. Kustavimme Kustavimme gen. Kustavimme genitive Kustavimme Kustaviemme Kustaveidemme Kustaveittemme partitive Kustaviamme Kustaveitamme Kustavejamme inessive Kustavissamme Kustaveissamme elative Kustavistamme Kustaveistamme illative Kustaviimme Kustaveihimme adessive Kustavillamme Kustaveillamme ablative Kustaviltamme Kustaveiltamme allative Kustavillemme Kustaveillemme essive Kustavinamme Kustaveinamme translative Kustaviksemme Kustaveiksemme abessive Kustavittamme Kustaveittamme instructive — — comitative — Kustaveinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Kustavinne Kustavinne accusative nom. Kustavinne Kustavinne gen. Kustavinne genitive Kustavinne Kustavienne Kustaveidenne Kustaveittenne partitive Kustavianne Kustaveitanne Kustavejanne inessive Kustavissanne Kustaveissanne elative Kustavistanne Kustaveistanne illative Kustaviinne Kustaveihinne adessive Kustavillanne Kustaveillanne ablative Kustaviltanne Kustaveiltanne allative Kustavillenne Kustaveillenne essive Kustavinanne Kustaveinanne translative Kustaviksenne Kustaveiksenne abessive Kustavittanne Kustaveittanne instructive — — comitative — Kustaveinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Kustavinsa Kustavinsa accusative nom. Kustavinsa Kustavinsa gen. Kustavinsa genitive Kustavinsa Kustaviensa Kustaveidensa Kustaveittensa partitive Kustaviaan Kustaviansa Kustaveitaan Kustavejaan Kustaveitansa Kustavejansa inessive Kustavissaan Kustavissansa Kustaveissaan Kustaveissansa elative Kustavistaan Kustavistansa Kustaveistaan Kustaveistansa illative Kustaviinsa Kustaveihinsa adessive Kustavillaan Kustavillansa Kustaveillaan Kustaveillansa ablative Kustaviltaan Kustaviltansa Kustaveiltaan Kustaveiltansa allative Kustavilleen Kustavillensa Kustaveilleen Kustaveillensa essive Kustavinaan Kustavinansa Kustaveinaan Kustaveinansa translative Kustavikseen Kustaviksensa Kustaveikseen Kustaveiksensa abessive Kustavittaan Kustavittansa Kustaveittaan Kustaveittansa instructive — — comitative — Kustaveineen Kustaveinensa

Statistics

• The given name Kustavi belongs as a middle name to 53 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• kivusta, kuvista