Kangasala

== English == === Proper noun === Kangasala A city and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland. ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === kangas (“boreal forest”) +‎ ala (“below, under”), probably referring to the location of the village (surrounded by heath forests or boreal forests) after which the municipality is named. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋːɑsˌɑlɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋːɑ̝s̠ˌɑ̝lɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑlɑ Syllabification(key): Kan‧gas‧a‧la Hyphenation(key): Kangas‧ala === Proper noun === Kangasala Kangasala (a city and municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland) ==== Declension ==== The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kangasala" is Kangasalla. The adessive, ablative and allative forms are irregular. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Kangasala → Swedish: Kangasala === References ===