Etymology
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oulun + kylä, of unclear origin (not directly related to Oulu). The name may originate as an adaptation of the Swedish name Åggelby, perhaps from å (“river”) + göl (“pool, lagoon”), gärde (“fenced field”) or kulla (“hill”) + by (“village”). However, the name may also be of Finnish origin and be related to the name of the village Ohkola in Mäntsälä, although the phonological development appears difficult to reconcile.[1] Yet a third theory even suggests that it derives from oulu, the same word as Oulu, but this is unlikely, given that evidence for the name containing plosives -g- stretches back centuries and due to the distribution of oulu (Lapland and Northern Ostrobothnia).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈou̯lunˌkylæ/, [ˈo̞u̯luŋˌk̟ylæ]
- Rhymes: -ylæ
- Syllabification(key): Ou‧lun‧ky‧lä
Proper noun
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Oulunkylä
- 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