Etymology
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Probably from the name of nearby bodies of water (Akaanjoki, Akaanjärvi), from the oblique stem of *Akas, perhaps from Germanic;[1] specifically from Proto-Germanic *ahwaz, variant of *ahwō.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈɑkɑː/, [ˈɑ̝kɑ̝ː]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑː
- Syllabification(key): A‧kaa
Proper noun
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Akaa
- Akaa (a town in Finland)
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 Akaa" is Akaassa. Historically the external locative cases (Akaalla) were used.
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