Rissa

See also: rissa

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

Uncertain. Believed to be from Icelandic rita

Proper noun

Rissa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – the kittiwakes.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Charadriiformes – order; Lari – suborder; Laridae – family; Larinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rissa tridactyla, Rissa brevirostris - species

References

• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Finnish

Etymology

Variant of Rissanen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrisːɑ/, [ˈris̠ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -isːɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ris‧sa

Proper noun

Rissa

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Rissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Rissa	Rissat
genitive		Rissan	Rissojen
partitive		Rissaa	Rissoja
illative		Rissaan	Rissoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rissa	Rissat
accusative	nom.	Rissa	Rissat
	gen.	Rissan
genitive		Rissan	Rissojen Rissain rare
partitive		Rissaa	Rissoja
inessive		Rissassa	Rissoissa
elative		Rissasta	Rissoista
illative		Rissaan	Rissoihin
adessive		Rissalla	Rissoilla
ablative		Rissalta	Rissoilta
allative		Rissalle	Rissoille
essive		Rissana	Rissoina
translative		Rissaksi	Rissoiksi
abessive		Rissatta	Rissoitta
instructive		—	Rissoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Rissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rissani Rissani accusative nom. Rissani Rissani gen. Rissani genitive Rissani Rissojeni Rissaini rare partitive Rissaani Rissojani inessive Rissassani Rissoissani elative Rissastani Rissoistani illative Rissaani Rissoihini adessive Rissallani Rissoillani ablative Rissaltani Rissoiltani allative Rissalleni Rissoilleni essive Rissanani Rissoinani translative Rissakseni Rissoikseni abessive Rissattani Rissoittani instructive — — comitative — Rissoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rissasi Rissasi accusative nom. Rissasi Rissasi gen. Rissasi genitive Rissasi Rissojesi Rissaisi rare partitive Rissaasi Rissojasi inessive Rissassasi Rissoissasi elative Rissastasi Rissoistasi illative Rissaasi Rissoihisi adessive Rissallasi Rissoillasi ablative Rissaltasi Rissoiltasi allative Rissallesi Rissoillesi essive Rissanasi Rissoinasi translative Rissaksesi Rissoiksesi abessive Rissattasi Rissoittasi instructive — — comitative — Rissoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rissamme Rissamme accusative nom. Rissamme Rissamme gen. Rissamme genitive Rissamme Rissojemme Rissaimme rare partitive Rissaamme Rissojamme inessive Rissassamme Rissoissamme elative Rissastamme Rissoistamme illative Rissaamme Rissoihimme adessive Rissallamme Rissoillamme ablative Rissaltamme Rissoiltamme allative Rissallemme Rissoillemme essive Rissanamme Rissoinamme translative Rissaksemme Rissoiksemme abessive Rissattamme Rissoittamme instructive — — comitative — Rissoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rissanne Rissanne accusative nom. Rissanne Rissanne gen. Rissanne genitive Rissanne Rissojenne Rissainne rare partitive Rissaanne Rissojanne inessive Rissassanne Rissoissanne elative Rissastanne Rissoistanne illative Rissaanne Rissoihinne adessive Rissallanne Rissoillanne ablative Rissaltanne Rissoiltanne allative Rissallenne Rissoillenne essive Rissananne Rissoinanne translative Rissaksenne Rissoiksenne abessive Rissattanne Rissoittanne instructive — — comitative — Rissoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rissansa Rissansa accusative nom. Rissansa Rissansa gen. Rissansa genitive Rissansa Rissojensa Rissainsa rare partitive Rissaansa Rissojaan Rissojansa inessive Rissassaan Rissassansa Rissoissaan Rissoissansa elative Rissastaan Rissastansa Rissoistaan Rissoistansa illative Rissaansa Rissoihinsa adessive Rissallaan Rissallansa Rissoillaan Rissoillansa ablative Rissaltaan Rissaltansa Rissoiltaan Rissoiltansa allative Rissalleen Rissallensa Rissoilleen Rissoillensa essive Rissanaan Rissanansa Rissoinaan Rissoinansa translative Rissakseen Rissaksensa Rissoikseen Rissoiksensa abessive Rissattaan Rissattansa Rissoittaan Rissoittansa instructive — — comitative — Rissoineen Rissoinensa

Statistics

• Rissa is the 5669^th (tied with 42 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 123 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Norwegian Bokmål

Proper noun

Rissa

1. A former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, merged with Leksvik in Nord-Trøndelag to form Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county on 1 Jan 2018; the two counties were merged on the same day.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Proper noun

Rissa

1. A former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, merged with Leksvik in Nord-Trøndelag to form Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county on 1 Jan 2018; the two counties were merged on the same day.