Askainen

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

aska- +‎ -inen, probably akin to the given name Asko.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑskɑi̯nen/, [ˈɑ̝s̠kɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑskɑinen
  • Syllabification(key): As‧kai‧nen

Proper noun[edit]

Askainen

  1. A former municipality in Southwestern Finland, now part of Masku.

Declension[edit]

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Askainen" is Askaisissa. Note that the inflected forms are formed as if they were plural.

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN