Ahlainen
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Possibly from Ahla + -inen, from the same root as alhainen referring to lowlying terrain. Alternatively possibly from an Old Swedish name Ahle or from Swedish ål (“underwater sandbank”) + -inen.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Ahlainen
- A former municipality in Finland, merged with Pori in 1972.
Declension edit
Declension of Ahlainen (type 38/nainen)
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References edit
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN