Etymology
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Possibly from Sami (compare Northern Sami gávva). If so, originally the name for a nearby bay.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈkɑːʋi/, [ˈkɑ̝ːʋi]
- Rhymes: -ɑːʋi
- Syllabification(key): Kaa‧vi
Proper noun
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Kaavi
- A municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland.
Declension
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The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kaavi" is Kaavilla.
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
Anagrams
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