Marinkainen

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Finnish[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Akin to Swedish Maringais. Possibly from Swedish maring, from mar (pool, shallow bay) +‎ -ing as a demonym given according to a geographic feature.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑriŋkɑi̯nen/, [ˈmɑ̝riŋˌkɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Syllabification(key): Ma‧rin‧kai‧nen

Proper noun[edit]

Marinkainen

  1. A village in Kokkola, Central Ostrobothnia, Finland.

Declension[edit]

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Marinkainen" is Marinkaisissa. Note that the inflected forms are formed as if they were plural.