Etymology
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Possibly contracted from an earlier river name *Luvijoki (compare the name Luvijärvi for a nearby lake). The root luvi is of unknown origin.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈluʋiɑ/, [ˈluʋiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -uʋiɑ
- Syllabification(key): Lu‧vi‧a
Proper noun
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Luvia
- A former municipality of 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 Luvia" is Luvialla.
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
Anagrams
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