laakson

Laakson is the genitive singular of laakso, the Finnish word for valley. In Finnish grammar, the genitive expresses possession or association, and laakson is used before the noun it modifies to mean “valley’s” or “of the valley.”

The form is created by adding the suffix -n to the base laakso. It does not indicate plurality; rather, it marks a relationship between two nouns. Common examples include laakson joki (the valley’s river) and laakson kartta (the valley’s map).

Laakson frequently appears in Finnish place names and surnames as a component that signals geographic origin or association with a valley. In toponyms, it may occur as part of compounds describing a landscape or location. In family names, stems derived from laakso can appear with various suffixes to denote origin or characteristic.

In summary, laakson functions mainly as the genitive form of laakso, used to express possession or association with a valley, and it also features in names referring to places or people connected to a valley.