ritilän

Ritilän is the genitive singular form of Ritilä in Finnish grammar. It is used to indicate possession, association, or relation with Ritilä, and it often appears as part of compound names or phrases rather than as a standalone word.

Ritilä itself can function as a surname or as a toponym (a place name). When Ritilän occurs in front of another noun, it denotes that the following noun belongs to Ritilä or is related to Ritilä, for example in expressions referring to property, location, or affiliation. In historical or genealogical contexts, Ritilän appears in cadastral records, maps, and archival documents to signal ownership or association with a person or family named Ritilä.

Etymology and formation: Ritilä is a Finnish word that can mean a grate or grid in ordinary language, and as a proper noun it can be a place name or surname. The genitive suffix -n attaches to Ritilä to form Ritilän, signaling possession or relationship, with standard Finnish pronunciation adjustments.

In contemporary use, Ritilän is mainly encountered in formal or written contexts, such as descriptions of property, historical references, or genealogical notes. It is not typically treated as an independent place name, but rather as the possessive form that connects Ritilä to another noun or element within a name or description.

See also Ritilä (disambiguation), Ritilä (surname), Finnish toponymy.