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Finnish
Etymology
Probably from a river name (Halsuanjoki). Theories include derivation from Swedish hals (“narrow strait”) + å (“river”) or from halssi (“tar trench”).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Halsua
- A municipality of Central Ostrobothnia, Finland.
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Halsua" is Halsualla.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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