Kainuu
Finnish
Kainuu (red) on the map of Finland.
Etymology
Unknown. In some way related to Old Norse kvenir and Russian каяний (kajanij), каянский (kajanskij) (whence Kajaani).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯nuː/, [ˈkɑi̯nuː]
- Rhymes: -ɑinuː
- Syllabification(key): Kai‧nuu
Proper noun
Kainuu
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when talking about location; for example, "in Kainuu" is Kainuussa.
| Inflection of Kainuu (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kainuu | — | |
| genitive | Kainuun | — | |
| partitive | Kainuuta | — | |
| illative | Kainuuseen | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kainuu | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Kainuu | — |
| gen. | Kainuun | ||
| genitive | Kainuun | — | |
| partitive | Kainuuta | — | |
| inessive | Kainuussa | — | |
| elative | Kainuusta | — | |
| illative | Kainuuseen | — | |
| adessive | Kainuulla | — | |
| ablative | Kainuulta | — | |
| allative | Kainuulle | — | |
| essive | Kainuuna | — | |
| translative | Kainuuksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Kainuutta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of Kainuu (type vapaa) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | Kainuuni | Kainuumme |
| 2nd person | Kainuusi | Kainuunne |
| 3rd person | Kainuunsa | |
Synonyms
- (region in eastern Finland): Cajania (historical), East Bothnia (inclusive of Ostrobothnia)
See also
- kainu (“Kven”)
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