Etymology
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Unknown root (*Paima-, *Paimi- or *Paim-) + -io, probably originally a name given to a body of water (either a river or a lake).[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯mio/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯mio̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑimio
- Syllabification(key): Pai‧mi‧o
Proper noun
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Paimio
- A municipality in southwestern 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 Paimio" is Paimiossa.
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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