English
Proper noun
Espoo
- A city and municipality of Uusimaa, Finland.
Translations
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish Esbo, possibly from a compound of äspe (“aspen grove”) + å (“river”). Lars Huldén has presented an alternative etymology, deriving it from a diminutive of the given name Esbjörn.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈespoː/, [ˈe̞s̠po̞ː]
- Rhymes: -espoː
- Syllabification(key): Es‧poo
- Hyphenation(key): Es‧poo
Proper noun
Espoo
- Espoo (a city and municipality of Uusimaa, Finland)
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Espoo" is Espoossa.
| Inflection of Espoo (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Espoo
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—
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| genitive
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Espoon
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—
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| partitive
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Espoota
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—
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| illative
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Espooseen
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Espoo
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Espoo
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—
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| gen.
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Espoon
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| genitive
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Espoon
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—
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| partitive
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Espoota
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—
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| inessive
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Espoossa
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—
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| elative
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Espoosta
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—
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| illative
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Espooseen
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—
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| adessive
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Espoolla
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—
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| ablative
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Espoolta
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—
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| allative
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Espoolle
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—
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| essive
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Espoona
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—
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| translative
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Espooksi
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—
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| abessive
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Espootta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Espooni
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Espooni
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—
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| gen.
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Espooni
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| genitive
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Espooni
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—
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| partitive
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Espootani
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—
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| inessive
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Espoossani
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—
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| elative
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Espoostani
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—
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| illative
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Espooseeni
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—
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| adessive
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Espoollani
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—
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| ablative
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Espooltani
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—
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| allative
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Espoolleni
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—
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| essive
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Espoonani
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—
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| translative
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Espookseni
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—
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| abessive
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Espoottani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Espoosi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Espoosi
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—
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| gen.
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Espoosi
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| genitive
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Espoosi
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—
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| partitive
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Espootasi
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—
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| inessive
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Espoossasi
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—
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| elative
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Espoostasi
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—
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| illative
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Espooseesi
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—
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| adessive
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Espoollasi
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—
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| ablative
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Espooltasi
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—
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| allative
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Espoollesi
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—
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| essive
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Espoonasi
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—
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| translative
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Espooksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Espoottasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Espoomme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Espoomme
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—
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| gen.
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Espoomme
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| genitive
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Espoomme
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—
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| partitive
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Espootamme
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—
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| inessive
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Espoossamme
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—
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| elative
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Espoostamme
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—
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| illative
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Espooseemme
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—
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| adessive
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Espoollamme
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—
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| ablative
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Espooltamme
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—
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| allative
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Espoollemme
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—
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| essive
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Espoonamme
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—
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| translative
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Espooksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Espoottamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Espoonne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Espoonne
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—
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| gen.
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Espoonne
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| genitive
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Espoonne
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—
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| partitive
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Espootanne
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—
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| inessive
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Espoossanne
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—
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| elative
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Espoostanne
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—
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| illative
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Espooseenne
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—
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| adessive
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Espoollanne
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—
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| ablative
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Espooltanne
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—
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| allative
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Espoollenne
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—
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| essive
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Espoonanne
|
—
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| translative
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Espooksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Espoottanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Espoonsa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Espoonsa
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—
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| gen.
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Espoonsa
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| genitive
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Espoonsa
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—
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| partitive
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Espootaan
Espootansa
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—
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| inessive
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Espoossaan
Espoossansa
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—
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| elative
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Espoostaan
Espoostansa
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—
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| illative
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Espooseensa
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—
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| adessive
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Espoollaan
Espoollansa
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—
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| ablative
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Espooltaan
Espooltansa
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—
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| allative
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Espoolleen
Espoollensa
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—
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| essive
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Espoonaan
Espoonansa
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—
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| translative
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Espookseen
Espooksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Espoottaan
Espoottansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Finnish Espoo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛs.pɔ/
- Rhymes: -ɛspɔ
- Syllabification: Es‧poo
Proper noun
Espoo n (indeclinable)
- Espoo (a city and municipality of Uusimaa, Finland)
Further reading
- Espoo in PWN's encyclopedia
Turkish
Etymology
From Finnish Espoo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Espoo
- Espoo
Declension
Declension of Espoo
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Espoo
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-
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| definite accusative
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Espoo'yu
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-
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| dative
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Espoo'ya
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-
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| locative
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Espoo'da
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-
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| ablative
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Espoo'dan
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-
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| genitive
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Espoo'nun
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-
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