Ranskanmaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === From ranskan (“Frenchman, frank”, archaic, genitive) +‎ maa (“land, country”) or Ranskan (“France's”, genitive) +‎ maa. Compare Suomenmaa (“Finland”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɑnskɑnˌmɑː/, [ˈrɑ̝ns̠kɑ̝mˌmɑ̝ː] Rhymes: -ɑː Syllabification(key): Rans‧kan‧maa Hyphenation(key): Ranskan‧maa === Proper noun === Ranskanmaa (dated) (poetic or colloquial) synonym of Ranska: France (a country located primarily in Western Europe) ==== Declension ==== The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Ranskanmaa" is Ranskanmaalla. ==== Derived terms ==== ranskanmaalainen ==== See also ==== Ruotsinmaa (“Sweden”) Saksanmaa (“Germany”) Suomenmaa (“Finland”) Venäjänmaa (“Russia”) Vironmaa (“Estonia”)