Etymology
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ruskea + suo. A mistaken translation of the Swedish name Brunakärr by interpreting the initial part as brun (“brown”), when it actually derives from a dialectal word meaning "swidden".[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈruskeɑˌsuo̯/, [ˈrus̠k̟e̞ɑ̝ˌs̠uo̞̯]
- Rhymes: -uo
- Syllabification(key): Rus‧ke‧a‧suo
Proper noun
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Ruskeasuo
- A neighborhood of Helsinki
Declension
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The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) 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