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Finnish
Etymology
From ranskan (“Frenchman, frank”, archaic) + maa (“land, country”) or Ranskan (“France's”) + maa. Compare Suomenmaa (“Finland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑnskɑnˌmɑː/,
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Syllabification(key): Rans‧kan‧maa
Proper noun
Ranskanmaa (dated)
- (poetic or colloquial) Synonym of Ranska (“France”).
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Ranskanmaa" is Ranskanmaalla.
Derived terms