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Finnish
Etymology
vartio + saari. A kind of translation of the Swedish name Vårdö, literally "guard island".[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrtioˌsɑːri/,
- Rhymes: -ɑːri
- Hyphenation(key): Var‧tio‧saari
Proper noun
Vartiosaari
- A neighborhood 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