Finnish
Etymology
Posti + -la, from posti (“post, mail”); originally a farm name given to a building containing a post office[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpostilɑ/, [ˈpo̞s̠tilɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ostilɑ
- Syllabification(key): Pos‧ti‧la
- Hyphenation(key): Pos‧ti‧la
Proper noun
Postila
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Postila (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Postila
|
Postilat
|
| genitive
|
Postilan
|
Postiloiden
Postiloitten
|
| partitive
|
Postilaa
|
Postiloita
|
| illative
|
Postilaan
|
Postiloihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postila
|
Postilat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postila
|
Postilat
|
| gen.
|
Postilan
|
| genitive
|
Postilan
|
Postiloiden
Postiloitten
Postilain rare
|
| partitive
|
Postilaa
|
Postiloita
|
| inessive
|
Postilassa
|
Postiloissa
|
| elative
|
Postilasta
|
Postiloista
|
| illative
|
Postilaan
|
Postiloihin
|
| adessive
|
Postilalla
|
Postiloilla
|
| ablative
|
Postilalta
|
Postiloilta
|
| allative
|
Postilalle
|
Postiloille
|
| essive
|
Postilana
|
Postiloina
|
| translative
|
Postilaksi
|
Postiloiksi
|
| abessive
|
Postilatta
|
Postiloitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Postiloin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postilani
|
Postilani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postilani
|
Postilani
|
| gen.
|
Postilani
|
| genitive
|
Postilani
|
Postiloideni
Postiloitteni
Postilaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Postilaani
|
Postiloitani
|
| inessive
|
Postilassani
|
Postiloissani
|
| elative
|
Postilastani
|
Postiloistani
|
| illative
|
Postilaani
|
Postiloihini
|
| adessive
|
Postilallani
|
Postiloillani
|
| ablative
|
Postilaltani
|
Postiloiltani
|
| allative
|
Postilalleni
|
Postiloilleni
|
| essive
|
Postilanani
|
Postiloinani
|
| translative
|
Postilakseni
|
Postiloikseni
|
| abessive
|
Postilattani
|
Postiloittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Postiloineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postilasi
|
Postilasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postilasi
|
Postilasi
|
| gen.
|
Postilasi
|
| genitive
|
Postilasi
|
Postiloidesi
Postiloittesi
Postilaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
Postilaasi
|
Postiloitasi
|
| inessive
|
Postilassasi
|
Postiloissasi
|
| elative
|
Postilastasi
|
Postiloistasi
|
| illative
|
Postilaasi
|
Postiloihisi
|
| adessive
|
Postilallasi
|
Postiloillasi
|
| ablative
|
Postilaltasi
|
Postiloiltasi
|
| allative
|
Postilallesi
|
Postiloillesi
|
| essive
|
Postilanasi
|
Postiloinasi
|
| translative
|
Postilaksesi
|
Postiloiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Postilattasi
|
Postiloittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Postiloinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postilamme
|
Postilamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postilamme
|
Postilamme
|
| gen.
|
Postilamme
|
| genitive
|
Postilamme
|
Postiloidemme
Postiloittemme
Postilaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
Postilaamme
|
Postiloitamme
|
| inessive
|
Postilassamme
|
Postiloissamme
|
| elative
|
Postilastamme
|
Postiloistamme
|
| illative
|
Postilaamme
|
Postiloihimme
|
| adessive
|
Postilallamme
|
Postiloillamme
|
| ablative
|
Postilaltamme
|
Postiloiltamme
|
| allative
|
Postilallemme
|
Postiloillemme
|
| essive
|
Postilanamme
|
Postiloinamme
|
| translative
|
Postilaksemme
|
Postiloiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Postilattamme
|
Postiloittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Postiloinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postilanne
|
Postilanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postilanne
|
Postilanne
|
| gen.
|
Postilanne
|
| genitive
|
Postilanne
|
Postiloidenne
Postiloittenne
Postilainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Postilaanne
|
Postiloitanne
|
| inessive
|
Postilassanne
|
Postiloissanne
|
| elative
|
Postilastanne
|
Postiloistanne
|
| illative
|
Postilaanne
|
Postiloihinne
|
| adessive
|
Postilallanne
|
Postiloillanne
|
| ablative
|
Postilaltanne
|
Postiloiltanne
|
| allative
|
Postilallenne
|
Postiloillenne
|
| essive
|
Postilananne
|
Postiloinanne
|
| translative
|
Postilaksenne
|
Postiloiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Postilattanne
|
Postiloittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Postiloinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Postilansa
|
Postilansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Postilansa
|
Postilansa
|
| gen.
|
Postilansa
|
| genitive
|
Postilansa
|
Postiloidensa
Postiloittensa
Postilainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Postilaansa
|
Postiloitaan
Postiloitansa
|
| inessive
|
Postilassaan
Postilassansa
|
Postiloissaan
Postiloissansa
|
| elative
|
Postilastaan
Postilastansa
|
Postiloistaan
Postiloistansa
|
| illative
|
Postilaansa
|
Postiloihinsa
|
| adessive
|
Postilallaan
Postilallansa
|
Postiloillaan
Postiloillansa
|
| ablative
|
Postilaltaan
Postilaltansa
|
Postiloiltaan
Postiloiltansa
|
| allative
|
Postilalleen
Postilallensa
|
Postiloilleen
Postiloillensa
|
| essive
|
Postilanaan
Postilanansa
|
Postiloinaan
Postiloinansa
|
| translative
|
Postilakseen
Postilaksensa
|
Postiloikseen
Postiloiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Postilattaan
Postilattansa
|
Postiloittaan
Postiloittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Postiloineen
Postiloinensa
|
|
Statistics
- The surname Postila belongs to 119 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN