Outokumpu

== English == === Proper noun === Outokumpu A town and municipality of North Karelia, Finland. ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === outo (“strange”) +‎ kumpu (“hillock”); originally the name of a strange-looking little hill in the municipality of Kuusjärvi, under which a large deposit of copper was found in 1910. The company founded to exploit this deposit was named after the hill, and in 1968 the municipality was renamed after it. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈou̯toˌkumpu/, [ˈo̞u̯t̪o̞ˌkumpu] Rhymes: -umpu Syllabification(key): Ou‧to‧kum‧pu Hyphenation(key): Outo‧kumpu === Proper noun === Outokumpu Outokumpu (a town and municipality of North Karelia, Finland) Synonym: (before 1968) Kuusjärvi A stainless steel company originating in this town. ==== Declension ==== The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Outokumpu" is Outokummussa. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Outokumpu → Swedish: Outokumpu