Ahvenanmaa

Finnish

Etymology

Unclear; one theory derives the name from Proto-Norse ᚨᚺᚹᚨᛚᚨᚾᛞ (ahwaland, water-land), the first part of which the Finnic peoples would have associated with ahven (perch). According to the same theory the Swedish name of the islands, Åland, would come from the same origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑhʋenɑnˌmɑː/, [ˈɑxʋe̞nɑnˌmɑː]

Proper noun

Ahvenanmaa

  1. Aland, Åland (archipelago and province of Finland)

Declension

  • in Ahvenanmaa ― Ahvenanmaalla (adessive)
Inflection of Ahvenanmaa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative Ahvenanmaa
genitive Ahvenanmaan
partitive Ahvenanmaata
illative Ahvenanmaahan
singular plural
nominative Ahvenanmaa
accusative nom. Ahvenanmaa
gen. Ahvenanmaan
genitive Ahvenanmaan
partitive Ahvenanmaata
inessive Ahvenanmaassa
elative Ahvenanmaasta
illative Ahvenanmaahan
adessive Ahvenanmaalla
ablative Ahvenanmaalta
allative Ahvenanmaalle
essive Ahvenanmaana
translative Ahvenanmaaksi
instructive
abessive Ahvenanmaatta
comitative
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