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Finnish
Etymology
Reduced from *Seitsenkari, from seitsen (“seven”) + kari (“rock, skerry”), either because it is surrounded by many smaller rocks (potentially seven) or due to its lucky nature according to superstition.[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Seiskari
- Seskar (island in the Gulf of Finland)
Declension
References
- ^ Lehikoinen, Laila (2018) Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISBN, pages 34–35