Etymology
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From the name of the nearby lake Raudunjärvi, probably rauta (“iron”) + -u(n) (genitive) + järvi (“lake”), hinting at the lake being a source of bog iron.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈrɑu̯tu/, [ˈrɑ̝u̯t̪u]
- Rhymes: -ɑutu
- Syllabification(key): Rau‧tu
Proper noun
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Rautu
- Sosnovo, Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast (former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia)
Declension
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References
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- ^ Lehikoinen, Laila (2018) Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet[1] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISBN, page 31