Finnish [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
From the name of the nearby lake Raudunjärvi , probably rauta ( “ iron ” ) + -u(n) ( genitive ) + järvi ( “ lake ” ) , hinting at the lake being a source of bog iron .[1]
Pronunciation [ edit ]
IPA (key ) : /ˈrɑu̯tu/ , [ˈrɑ̝u̯t̪u]
Rhymes: -ɑutu
Syllabification(key ) : Rau‧tu
Proper noun [ edit ]
Rautu
Sosnovo , Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast ( former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia )
Declension [ edit ]
References [ edit ]
^ Lehikoinen, Laila (2018 ) Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet [1] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISBN , page 31