Etymology
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sompa + saari, a fanciful translation of the Swedish name Sumparn, which probably contains the word sump (“corf”)[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈsompɑˌsɑːri/, [ˈs̠o̞mpɑ̝ˌs̠ɑ̝ːri]
- Rhymes: -ɑːri
- Syllabification(key): Som‧pa‧saa‧ri
Proper noun
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Sompasaari
- 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