Etymology
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Vantti- + -la. Adapted from the Swedish name Fantsby, probably from an old given name *Fante, perhaps a vernacular form of Frans, or from fanter (“servant; jester”).[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑntːilɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝n̪t̪ːilɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑntːilɑ
- Syllabification(key): Vant‧ti‧la
Proper noun
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Vanttila
- A district of Espoo
Declension
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The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Vanttila" is Vanttilassa.
References
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- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN