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Finnish
Etymology
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
Proper noun
Rautu
- Sosnovo, Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast (former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia)
Declension
References
- ^ Lehikoinen, Laila (2018) Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISBN, page 31