Pohjanmaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === From pohjan (“(of) north”, archaic, genitive) +‎ maa in the sense of “land of the north”. Attested since the time of Mikael Agricola (output c. 1543–1552) (in Jte Pohiama with Finnish itä (“east”), 1548). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpohjɑnˌmɑː/, [ˈpo̞xjɑ̝mˌmɑ̝ː] Rhymes: -ɑː Syllabification(key): Poh‧jan‧maa Hyphenation(key): Pohjan‧maa === Proper noun === Pohjanmaa Ostrobothnia (a historical province of Finland) Ostrobothnia (administrative region of contemporary Finland) Synonym: Rannikko-Pohjanmaa (not in official use) ==== Declension ==== The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Pohjanmaa" is Pohjanmaalla. ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Further reading === Ostrobothnia (historical province) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia