Etymology
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From dialectal olhava (“(deep) glen, gorge (with water)”),[1] of unknown origin; possibly from a Uralic (Chudian) substrate.[2]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈolhɑʋɑ/, [ˈo̞lhɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -olhɑʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ol‧ha‧va
Proper noun
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Olhava
- Volkhov (river in Russia)
- Volkhov (town in Russia)
- Olhava, village in Finland near Ii
- Olhava River, in Finland near Ii
Declension
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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
- ^ Rahkonen, Pauli. Suomeen suuntautuneiden nimistövirtausten monimuotoisuus. Muinaistutkija 1/2021. p. 22–23