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Suursaari
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Finnish
fi:
Etymology
fi suur-<naf> large, big saari island, named so because it is the largest of all of the islands in the Gulf of Finland archipelago. The Finnish name is probably younger (perhaps even significantly younger) than the Swedish name sv Högland high/tall (is)land.fi 2018 Lehikoinen, Laila Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet Kotimaisten kielten keskus 39 978-952-5446-93-7 https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk55/Antreasta_Ayrapaahan.pdf
Pronunciation
suur-saari
Proper noun
Gogland island in the Gulf of Finland
Declension
sg Suursaar a
References
Ingrian
Etymology
From izh suur big saari island. Akin to fi Suursaari.
Pronunciation
Suur-saari
Proper noun
izh proper noun
izh island district/Kingiseppsky District oblast/Leningrad Oblast c/Russia Gogland
Declension
saari
References
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