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Finnish
Etymology
silta + saari. The original Swedish name Broholmen is a reference of a bridge constructed from the mainland to what was then called Musholmen, later called Stora Broholmen (and a smaller nearby island the Lilla Broholmen).[1]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Siltasaari
- 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 [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN