Etymology
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vuo + saari, based loosely on the old Swedish name Norsö (nor (“strait”) + ö (“island”))[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈʋuo̯ˌsɑːri/, [ˈʋuo̞̯ˌs̠ɑ̝ːri]
- Rhymes: -ɑːri
- Syllabification(key): Vuo‧saa‧ri
Proper noun
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Vuosaari
- 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.
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