Etymology
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Originally Korppo; the long vowel is probably through influence from the Swedish name Korpo. Possibly ultimately from korpi, although the exact derivation remains obscure.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈkorpːoː/, [ˈko̞rpːo̞ː]
- Rhymes: -orpːoː
- Syllabification(key): Korp‧poo
Proper noun
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Korppoo
- A former municipality in Southwest Finland; now part of Parainen.
- A village in the municipality of Parainen.
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 Korppoo" is Korppoossa.
References
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- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN