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Etymology

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From Swedish Helsingfors.

Proper noun

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Helsingfors

  1. (obsolete) Helsinki (the capital of Finland).

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Danish

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Proper noun

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Helsingfors

  1. (dated, now rare) Helsinki

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Norwegian Bokmål

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View of Eläintarhanlahti from the west, in Helsinki, Finland.

Etymology

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From Swedish Helsingfors (Helsinki), first part is the common place name Helsinge. Last part fors (rapid, waterfall), from Old Swedish fors (torrent, stream, waterfall), from Old Norse fors (waterfall), from Proto-Germanic *fursaz (waterfall, torrent), from Pre-Germanic *pŕ̥sos, from Proto-Indo-European *pers- (to sprinkle, splatter).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhɛlsɪŋfɔʂ/, /ˈhɛlsɪŋfɔʁs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔʂ, -ɔʁs
  • Hyphenation: Hel‧sing‧fors

Proper noun

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Helsingfors

  1. Helsinki (the capital city and urban area of Greater Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland)

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Proper noun

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Helsingfors

  1. Helsinki (capital of Finland)

Swedish

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Etymology

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From Helsinge fors (literally Helsinge rapids), the original name of the rapids (now called Gammelstadsforsen) around which the city was founded. The initial part is probably derived from hals and can be compared to the initial part of Hälsingland and Helsingborg (also spelled Hälsingborg in the past).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /hɛlsɪŋˈfɔrs/, [hɛlsɪŋˈfɔʂː]
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Proper noun

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Helsingfors n (genitive Helsingfors)

  1. Helsinki (the capital city of Finland)

Descendants

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  • Dutch: Elsenfors