Helsingfors

English Etymology en :bor sv:Helsingfors + 1. First part is the common place name sv Helsinge. Last part sv fors rapid, waterfall, from en gmq-osw fors torrent, stream, waterfall, from en non fors waterfall, from en gem-pro *fursaz waterfall, torrent, from Pre-Germanic ine-pro *pŕ̥sos, from en ine-pro *pers- to sprinkle, splatter. Proper noun en obsolete en capital c/Finland Helsinki. Translations Helsinki Danish Etymology da :bor sv:Helsingfors From da sv Helsingfors Helsinki Proper noun da dated now rare Helsinki da Helsinki Norwegian Bokmål no: 250px|thumb|View of Eläintarhanlahti from the west, in Helsinki, Finland. Etymology nb :bor sv:Helsingfors From nb sv Helsingfors Helsinki Pronunciation nb /ˈhɛlsɪŋfɔʂ/ /ˈhɛlsɪŋfɔʁs/ nb nb-helsingfors.ogg nb ɔʂ ɔʁs nb Hel sing fors Proper noun nb proper noun nb capital city/and/urban area subregion/Greater Helsinki adr/Uusimaa c/Finland Helsinki References “Helsingfors” in Store norske leksikon Norwegian Nynorsk nn: Etymology nn :bor sv:Helsingfors From nn sv Helsingfors Helsinki Proper noun nn proper noun Helsinki capital of Finland Swedish sv: Etymology sv :from sv:<alt:Helsinge fors><ety:af<sv:<alt:Helsinge><ety:from<sv:<alt:Helsingå><ety:inh<gmq-osw:<alt:Helsinga>>>>>><fors>> From sv Helsinge fors Helsinge rapids, the original name of the rapids (now called sv Gammelstadsforsen) around which the city was founded. The initial part is probably derived from sv hals and can be compared to the initial part of sv Hälsingland and sv Helsingborg (also spelled sv Hälsingborg in the past). Pronunciation sv /hɛlsɪŋˈfɔrs/ [hɛlsɪŋˈfɔʂː] sv Sv-Helsingfors.ogg Proper noun n sv capital city c/Finland Helsinki Descendants 1 nl Elsenfors