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
- A region in eastern Finland.
- Synonym: Nälkämaa
- The Finnish name of the municipality of Kalix in the north of Sweden.
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”)
Anagrams
- nuukia