Etymology
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meri (“sea”) + Karvia, because it was once the main fishing area for people from the surrounding villages, including Karvia.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌkɑrʋiɑ/, [ˈme̞riˌkɑ̝rʋiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrʋiɑ
- Syllabification(key): Me‧ri‧kar‧vi‧a
Proper noun
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Merikarvia
- A municipality of Satakunta, 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 Merikarvia" is Merikarvialla.
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