English
Etymology
From Finnish Rovaniemi (literally “cape of forested eskers”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊvənɪəmɪ/, enPR: rōʹvə-nîr-mē
Proper noun
Rovaniemi
- A city and municipality in Lapland, Finland.
Translations
city and municipality in Lapland
Finnish
Etymology
rova (“forested esker”) + niemi (“cape, small peninsula”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroʋɑˌnie̯mi/, [ˈro̞ʋɑ̝ˌnie̞̯mi]
- Rhymes: -iemi
- Syllabification(key): Ro‧va‧nie‧mi
- Hyphenation(key): Rova‧niemi
Proper noun
Rovaniemi
- Rovaniemi (a city and municipality of Lapland, Finland)
- Synonym: (colloquial) Rollo
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Rovaniemi" is Rovaniemellä.
| Inflection of Rovaniemi (Kotus type 25/toimi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Rovaniemi
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| genitive
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Rovaniemen
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Rovanientä
Rovaniemeä
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| illative
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Rovaniemeen
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Rovaniemi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Rovaniemi
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| gen.
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Rovaniemen
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| genitive
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Rovaniemen
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Rovanientä
Rovaniemeä
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| inessive
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Rovaniemessä
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| elative
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Rovaniemestä
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Rovaniemeen
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| adessive
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Rovaniemellä
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| ablative
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Rovaniemeltä
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| allative
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Rovaniemelle
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| essive
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Rovaniemenä
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| translative
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Rovaniemeksi
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Rovaniemettä
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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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Rovaniemeni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Rovaniemeni
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| gen.
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Rovaniemeni
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Rovaniemeni
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Rovanientäni
Rovaniemeäni
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| inessive
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Rovaniemessäni
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| elative
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Rovaniemestäni
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| illative
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Rovaniemeeni
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| adessive
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Rovaniemelläni
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| ablative
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Rovaniemeltäni
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| allative
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Rovaniemelleni
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| essive
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Rovaniemenäni
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| translative
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Rovaniemekseni
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| abessive
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Rovaniemettäni
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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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Rovaniemesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Rovaniemesi
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| gen.
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Rovaniemesi
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| genitive
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Rovaniemesi
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Rovanientäsi
Rovaniemeäsi
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| inessive
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Rovaniemessäsi
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| elative
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Rovaniemestäsi
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| illative
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Rovaniemeesi
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| adessive
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Rovaniemelläsi
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| ablative
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Rovaniemeltäsi
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| allative
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Rovaniemellesi
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| essive
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Rovaniemenäsi
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| translative
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Rovaniemeksesi
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| abessive
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Rovaniemettäsi
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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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Rovaniememme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Rovaniememme
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| gen.
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Rovaniememme
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| genitive
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Rovaniememme
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| partitive
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Rovanientämme
Rovaniemeämme
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| inessive
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Rovaniemessämme
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| elative
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Rovaniemestämme
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| illative
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Rovaniemeemme
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| adessive
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Rovaniemellämme
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| ablative
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Rovaniemeltämme
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| allative
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Rovaniemellemme
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| essive
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Rovaniemenämme
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| translative
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Rovaniemeksemme
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| abessive
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Rovaniemettämme
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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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Rovaniemenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Rovaniemenne
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| gen.
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Rovaniemenne
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| genitive
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Rovaniemenne
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| partitive
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Rovanientänne
Rovaniemeänne
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| inessive
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Rovaniemessänne
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| elative
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Rovaniemestänne
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| illative
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Rovaniemeenne
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| adessive
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Rovaniemellänne
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| ablative
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Rovaniemeltänne
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| allative
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Rovaniemellenne
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| essive
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Rovaniemenänne
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| translative
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Rovaniemeksenne
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| abessive
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Rovaniemettänne
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| instructive
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| comitative
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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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Rovaniemensä
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| accusative
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nom.
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Rovaniemensä
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| gen.
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Rovaniemensä
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| genitive
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Rovaniemensä
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| partitive
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Rovanientään
Rovaniemeään
Rovanientänsä
Rovaniemeänsä
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| inessive
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Rovaniemessään
Rovaniemessänsä
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| elative
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Rovaniemestään
Rovaniemestänsä
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| illative
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Rovaniemeensä
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| adessive
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Rovaniemellään
Rovaniemellänsä
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| ablative
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Rovaniemeltään
Rovaniemeltänsä
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| allative
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Rovaniemelleen
Rovaniemellensä
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| essive
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Rovaniemenään
Rovaniemenänsä
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| translative
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Rovaniemekseen
Rovaniemeksensä
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| abessive
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Rovaniemettään
Rovaniemettänsä
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| instructive
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| comitative
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Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Romanization
Rovaniemi
- Rōmaji transcription of ロヴァニエミ
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Finnish Rovaniemi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔ.vaˈɲɛ.mi/
- Rhymes: -ɛmi
- Syllabification: Ro‧va‧nie‧mi
Proper noun
Rovaniemi n (indeclinable)
- Rovaniemi (a city and municipality of Lapland, Finland)
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish Rovaniemi (literally “cape of forested eskers”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁo.va.niˈẽ.mi/ [ho.va.nɪˈẽ.mi], (faster pronunciation) /ʁo.vaˈnjẽ.mi/ [ho.vaˈnjẽ.mi]
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁo.va.niˈẽ.mi/ [ho.va.nɪˈẽ.mi], (faster pronunciation) /ʁo.vaˈnjẽ.mi/ [ho.vaˈnjẽ.mi]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁo.va.niˈẽ.mi/ [χo.va.nɪˈẽ.mi], (faster pronunciation) /ʁo.vaˈnjẽ.mi/ [χo.vaˈnjẽ.mi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁo.va.niˈe.mi/ [ho.va.nɪˈe.mi], (faster pronunciation) /ʁo.vaˈnje.mi/ [ho.vaˈnje.mi]
Proper noun
Rovaniemi ?
- Rovaniemi (a city and municipality of Lapland, Finland)