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Finnish
Etymology
Superficially kataja + nokka, but in reality an adaptation based on the Swedish name Skatudden, in which the initial component (Skat-) was adapted as the phonologically similar kataja and the later component (-udden) translated as nokka.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑtɑjɑˌnokːɑ/,
- Rhymes: -okːɑ
- Hyphenation(key): Ka‧taja‧nokka
Proper noun
Katajanokka
- A neighborhood of Helsinki
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN