Etymology
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From varkaus (“theft”). There are multiple theories in how the place got this name, but the most likely one states that it referred to a type of isthmus that a boat could be dragged on to avoid a rapid section of a river. Thus, in effect, a hard part of the journey was "stolen" by skipping it.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrkɑus/, [ˈʋɑ̝rkɑ̝us̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑrkɑus
- Syllabification(key): Var‧ka‧us
Proper noun
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Varkaus
- Varkaus (a town and municipality of 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 Varkaus" is Varkaudessa.
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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