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Kuusankoski
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Finnish
Etymology
fi kuusa(a)n koski, named after the rapid it is located by, from a genitive form of fi kuusas spruce dialectal (fi kuusi tree as). The short -a- represents a spelling pronunciation from old spellings which did not consistently distinguish vowel length in unstressed syllables.
Pronunciation
kuusan-koski
Proper noun
A former town and municipality in Kymenlaakso, Finland; now part of Kouvola.
A township in the municipality of Kouvola.
Declension
sg Kuusankosk a
external Kuusankoski Kuusankoskella
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