Laukaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === From the strong grade form (oblique stem) of lauas (from Proto-Finnic *laugas (“pond, quagmire”), compare Estonian laugas). In the case of the town in Central Finland, the term refers to the body of water (Koivulahti) between the lakes Saraavesi and Kuusvesi (perhaps more specifically to the bay now known as Koivulahti in the former), which was an important route for boats. While the name of the town and river in Russia derive from the same word, there is no direct connection between the two. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯kɑː/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯kɑ̝ː] Rhymes: -ɑukɑː Syllabification(key): Lau‧kaa Hyphenation(key): Lau‧kaa === Proper noun === Laukaa a municipality of Central Finland Luga (a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia) Synonyms: Ylä-Laukaa, Luga synonym of Laukaanjoki (“River Luga”) ==== Declension ==== The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Laukaa" is Laukaassa. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Laukaa → Swedish: Laukas === References === === Anagrams === kaluaa, kaulaa == Ingrian == === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯kɑː/, [ˈɫɑu̯kɑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯kɑː/, [ˈɫɑu̯kɑː] Rhymes: -ɑu̯kɑː Hyphenation: Lau‧kaa === Proper noun === Laukaa alternative form of Lavvas short for Ala-Laukaa (“Lower Luga dialect”) ==== Declension ==== === References === V. I. Junus (1936), Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 28