Orava

See also: orava and õrava

Finnish

Etymology

< orava

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈorɑʋɑ/, [ˈo̞rɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -orɑʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): O‧ra‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): O‧ra‧va

Proper noun

Orava

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Orava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Orava	Oravat
genitive		Oravan	Oravien
partitive		Oravaa	Oravia
illative		Oravaan	Oraviin
		singular	plural
nominative		Orava	Oravat
accusative	nom.	Orava	Oravat
	gen.	Oravan
genitive		Oravan	Oravien Oravain rare
partitive		Oravaa	Oravia
inessive		Oravassa	Oravissa
elative		Oravasta	Oravista
illative		Oravaan	Oraviin
adessive		Oravalla	Oravilla
ablative		Oravalta	Oravilta
allative		Oravalle	Oraville
essive		Oravana	Oravina
translative		Oravaksi	Oraviksi
abessive		Oravatta	Oravitta
instructive		—	Oravin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oravani Oravani accusative nom. Oravani Oravani gen. Oravani genitive Oravani Oravieni Oravaini rare partitive Oravaani Oraviani inessive Oravassani Oravissani elative Oravastani Oravistani illative Oravaani Oraviini adessive Oravallani Oravillani ablative Oravaltani Oraviltani allative Oravalleni Oravilleni essive Oravanani Oravinani translative Oravakseni Oravikseni abessive Oravattani Oravittani instructive — — comitative — Oravineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Oravasi Oravasi accusative nom. Oravasi Oravasi gen. Oravasi genitive Oravasi Oraviesi Oravaisi rare partitive Oravaasi Oraviasi inessive Oravassasi Oravissasi elative Oravastasi Oravistasi illative Oravaasi Oraviisi adessive Oravallasi Oravillasi ablative Oravaltasi Oraviltasi allative Oravallesi Oravillesi essive Oravanasi Oravinasi translative Oravaksesi Oraviksesi abessive Oravattasi Oravittasi instructive — — comitative — Oravinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oravamme Oravamme accusative nom. Oravamme Oravamme gen. Oravamme genitive Oravamme Oraviemme Oravaimme rare partitive Oravaamme Oraviamme inessive Oravassamme Oravissamme elative Oravastamme Oravistamme illative Oravaamme Oraviimme adessive Oravallamme Oravillamme ablative Oravaltamme Oraviltamme allative Oravallemme Oravillemme essive Oravanamme Oravinamme translative Oravaksemme Oraviksemme abessive Oravattamme Oravittamme instructive — — comitative — Oravinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Oravanne Oravanne accusative nom. Oravanne Oravanne gen. Oravanne genitive Oravanne Oravienne Oravainne rare partitive Oravaanne Oravianne inessive Oravassanne Oravissanne elative Oravastanne Oravistanne illative Oravaanne Oraviinne adessive Oravallanne Oravillanne ablative Oravaltanne Oraviltanne allative Oravallenne Oravillenne essive Oravananne Oravinanne translative Oravaksenne Oraviksenne abessive Oravattanne Oravittanne instructive — — comitative — Oravinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Oravansa Oravansa accusative nom. Oravansa Oravansa gen. Oravansa genitive Oravansa Oraviensa Oravainsa rare partitive Oravaansa Oraviaan Oraviansa inessive Oravassaan Oravassansa Oravissaan Oravissansa elative Oravastaan Oravastansa Oravistaan Oravistansa illative Oravaansa Oraviinsa adessive Oravallaan Oravallansa Oravillaan Oravillansa ablative Oravaltaan Oravaltansa Oraviltaan Oraviltansa allative Oravalleen Oravallensa Oravilleen Oravillensa essive Oravanaan Oravanansa Oravinaan Oravinansa translative Oravakseen Oravaksensa Oravikseen Oraviksensa abessive Oravattaan Oravattansa Oravittaan Oravittansa instructive — — comitative — Oravineen Oravinensa

Statistics

• Orava is the 618^th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 1,350 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.