Passoja

Finnish

Etymology

From place names (earlier *Paskoja), through syncope of paska +‎ oja. The initial part may have referred to the color of the water or disparagingly refer to a small, puny brook.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑsːojɑ/, [ˈpɑ̝s̠ːo̞jɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːojɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Pas‧so‧ja

Proper noun

Passoja

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Passoja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Passoja	Passojat
genitive		Passojan	Passojien
partitive		Passojaa	Passojia
illative		Passojaan	Passojiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Passoja	Passojat
accusative	nom.	Passoja	Passojat
	gen.	Passojan
genitive		Passojan	Passojien Passojain rare
partitive		Passojaa	Passojia
inessive		Passojassa	Passojissa
elative		Passojasta	Passojista
illative		Passojaan	Passojiin
adessive		Passojalla	Passojilla
ablative		Passojalta	Passojilta
allative		Passojalle	Passojille
essive		Passojana	Passojina
translative		Passojaksi	Passojiksi
abessive		Passojatta	Passojitta
instructive		—	Passojin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Passoja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Passojani Passojani accusative nom. Passojani Passojani gen. Passojani genitive Passojani Passojieni Passojaini rare partitive Passojaani Passojiani inessive Passojassani Passojissani elative Passojastani Passojistani illative Passojaani Passojiini adessive Passojallani Passojillani ablative Passojaltani Passojiltani allative Passojalleni Passojilleni essive Passojanani Passojinani translative Passojakseni Passojikseni abessive Passojattani Passojittani instructive — — comitative — Passojineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Passojasi Passojasi accusative nom. Passojasi Passojasi gen. Passojasi genitive Passojasi Passojiesi Passojaisi rare partitive Passojaasi Passojiasi inessive Passojassasi Passojissasi elative Passojastasi Passojistasi illative Passojaasi Passojiisi adessive Passojallasi Passojillasi ablative Passojaltasi Passojiltasi allative Passojallesi Passojillesi essive Passojanasi Passojinasi translative Passojaksesi Passojiksesi abessive Passojattasi Passojittasi instructive — — comitative — Passojinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Passojamme Passojamme accusative nom. Passojamme Passojamme gen. Passojamme genitive Passojamme Passojiemme Passojaimme rare partitive Passojaamme Passojiamme inessive Passojassamme Passojissamme elative Passojastamme Passojistamme illative Passojaamme Passojiimme adessive Passojallamme Passojillamme ablative Passojaltamme Passojiltamme allative Passojallemme Passojillemme essive Passojanamme Passojinamme translative Passojaksemme Passojiksemme abessive Passojattamme Passojittamme instructive — — comitative — Passojinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Passojanne Passojanne accusative nom. Passojanne Passojanne gen. Passojanne genitive Passojanne Passojienne Passojainne rare partitive Passojaanne Passojianne inessive Passojassanne Passojissanne elative Passojastanne Passojistanne illative Passojaanne Passojiinne adessive Passojallanne Passojillanne ablative Passojaltanne Passojiltanne allative Passojallenne Passojillenne essive Passojananne Passojinanne translative Passojaksenne Passojiksenne abessive Passojattanne Passojittanne instructive — — comitative — Passojinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Passojansa Passojansa accusative nom. Passojansa Passojansa gen. Passojansa genitive Passojansa Passojiensa Passojainsa rare partitive Passojaansa Passojiaan Passojiansa inessive Passojassaan Passojassansa Passojissaan Passojissansa elative Passojastaan Passojastansa Passojistaan Passojistansa illative Passojaansa Passojiinsa adessive Passojallaan Passojallansa Passojillaan Passojillansa ablative Passojaltaan Passojaltansa Passojiltaan Passojiltansa allative Passojalleen Passojallensa Passojilleen Passojillensa essive Passojanaan Passojanansa Passojinaan Passojinansa translative Passojakseen Passojaksensa Passojikseen Passojiksensa abessive Passojattaan Passojattansa Passojittaan Passojittansa instructive — — comitative — Passojineen Passojinensa

Statistics

• Passoja is the 4518^th (tied with 27 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 162 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.