Venäjä

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[edit] Finnish

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[edit] Etymology

Borrowed from Proto-Germanic *weneđ- (Slav). Cognates include Estonian vene, Venemaa.

[edit] Pronunciation

  • IPA: [ˈʋenæjæ]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: Ve‧nä‧jä

[edit] Proper noun

Venäjä

  1. Russia

[edit] Usage notes

  • Unlike with other countries, the external locative cases (allative, adessive, ablative) are used with this word when talking about movement into this country, in it or from it.
    Menin Venäjälle. (not Venajään)
    I went to Russia.
    Olin Venäjällä. (not Venajässä)
    I was in Russia.
    Tulin Venäjälltä. (not Venajästä)
    I came from Russia.

[edit] Declension

[edit] Derived terms

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