Etymology
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From the name of the village Karvia, possibly from a pre-Christian given name Karva, Karvia[1] (probably derived from karva).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrʋiɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝rʋiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrʋiɑ
- Syllabification(key): Kar‧vi‧a
Proper noun
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Karvia
- A municipality of Satakunta, 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 Karvia" is Karviassa.
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
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