Etymology
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Probably by haplology from the earlier form *Haililuoto, from haili + luoto.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈhɑi̯ˌluo̯to/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯ˌluo̞̯t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -uoto
- Syllabification(key): Hai‧luo‧to
Proper noun
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Hailuoto
- A municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland.
- An island in Finland on which the municipality is located.
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 Hailuoto" is Hailuodossa.
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