Etymology
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silta + saari. The original Swedish name Broholmen is a reference of a bridge constructed from the mainland to what was then called Musholmen, later called Stora Broholmen (and a smaller nearby island the Lilla Broholmen).[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈsiltɑˌsɑːri/, [ˈs̠il̪t̪ɑ̝ˌs̠ɑ̝ːri]
- Rhymes: -ɑːri
- Syllabification(key): Sil‧ta‧saa‧ri
Proper noun
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Siltasaari
- A quarter 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