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Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish hane (“cock, rooster”) + saari (“island”), in reference to the shape.[1] The area was formerly an island.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Hanasaari
- A quarter of Helsinki
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN