Etymology
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roihu + vuori. Based on a mistaken Swedish name *Kasberget, interpreted as kase (“guard fire, pyre”) + berg (“mountain”). The actual name is probably *Kasaberget,[1] but its ultimate etymology is uncertain.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈroi̯huˌʋuo̯ri/, [ˈro̞i̯ɦuˌʋuo̞̯ri]
- Rhymes: -uori
- Syllabification(key): Roi‧hu‧vuo‧ri
Proper noun
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Roihuvuori
- A quarter of Helsinki
Declension
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The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.
References
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- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN