Etymology
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From kiimi- + -nki, i.e. named after a swamp used by black grouses for mating displays.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈkiːmiŋki/, [ˈk̟iːmiŋk̟i]
- Rhymes: -iːmiŋki
- Syllabification(key): Kii‧min‧ki
Proper noun
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Kiiminki
- A former municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Oulu.
- A village in the municipality of Oulu.
Declension
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The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kiiminki" is Kiimingissä.
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