Joroinen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From a Karelian vernacular form *Joroi of Russian Ерофей (Jerofej) +‎ -inen.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈjoroi̯nen/, [ˈjo̞ro̞i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -oroinen
  • Syllabification(key): Jo‧roi‧nen

Proper noun

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Joroinen

  1. A municipality of Northern Savonia.

Declension

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The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Joroinen" is Joroisissa. Note that the inflected forms are formed as if they were plural.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

Further reading

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