Etymology
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From an old lake name Keuruvesi, from keuru (dialectal variant of köyry).[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈkeu̯ruː/, [ˈk̟e̞u̯ruː]
- Rhymes: -euruː
- Syllabification(key): Keu‧ruu
Proper noun
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Keuruu
- A town in Central Finland.
Declension
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The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Keuruu" is Keuruulla.
Derived terms
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References
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- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN