Nuuksio

== Finnish == === Etymology === nuuks- +‎ -io, perhaps through a river name *Nuuksjoki (oblique *Nuuksjoe- > *Nuuksjoo- > *Nuuksjo- > *Nuuksio-). The name may derive from an old lake name *Nuuksijärvi or *Nuuksujärvi. This has often been considered to derive from a Sami word for swan (*ńukčë). However, old attestations suggest that the name originally had a diphthong, either ou or uo, and if this is the case, the Sami etymology cannot be upheld. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnuːksio/, [ˈnuːks̠io̞] Rhymes: -uːksio Syllabification(key): Nuuk‧si‧o Hyphenation(key): Nuuk‧sio === Proper noun === Nuuksio a district of Espoo, best known as the location of the Nuuksio National Park ==== Declension ==== The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Nuuksio" is Nuuksiossa. === References ===