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Finnish
Etymology
vuoli- + joki, possibly from vuoli (“joist”) or from Sami (compare Proto-Samic *vuolē (“under”)), although neither theory is convincing.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋuo̯liˌjoki/,
- Rhymes: -oki
- Hyphenation(key): Vuoli‧joki
Proper noun
Vuolijoki
- A former municipality in Kainuu, Finland; now part of Kajaani.
- A village in the municipality of Kajaani.
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Vuolijoki" is Vuolijoella.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN