Finnish

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Etymology

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aska- +‎ -inen, probably akin to the given name Asko.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑskɑi̯nen/, [ˈɑ̝s̠kɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑskɑinen
  • Syllabification(key): As‧kai‧nen

Proper noun

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Askainen

  1. A former municipality in Southwestern Finland, now part of Masku.

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 Askainen" is Askaisissa. Note that the inflected forms are formed as if they were plural.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN