Etymology
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kruunun (“of (the) crown”) + haka (“paddock”); the region was historically used as a horse paddock by the Swedish Crown[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈkruːnunˌhɑkɑ/, [ˈkruːnunˌhɑ̝kɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑ
- Syllabification(key): Kruu‧nun‧ha‧ka
Proper noun
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Kruununhaka
- A neighborhood of Helsinki
Declension
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The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.
References
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- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN