Etymology
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Reduced from *Seitsenkari, from seitsen (“seven”) + kari (“rock, skerry”), either because it is surrounded by many smaller rocks (potentially seven) or due to its lucky nature according to superstition.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈsei̯skɑri/, [ˈs̠e̞i̯s̠kɑ̝ri]
- Rhymes: -eiskɑri
- Syllabification(key): Seis‧ka‧ri
Proper noun
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Seiskari
- Seskar (island in the Gulf of Finland)
Declension
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References
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- ^ Lehikoinen, Laila (2018) Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet[1] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISBN, pages 34–35