Seinäjoki

== English == === Proper noun === Seinäjoki A municipality, the capital city of the region of South Ostrobothnia, Finland. A river in South Ostrobothnia, Finland. ==== Translations ==== == Finnish == === Etymology === From the name of the river; seinä (“wall”) +‎ joki (“river”), thought to be because of the deep riverbed (at least at the site of the town), with "walls" on both sides on the river. First attested as Seineiokij in 1571. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsei̯næˌjoki/, [ˈs̠e̞i̯næˌjo̞k̟i] Rhymes: -oki Syllabification(key): Sei‧nä‧jo‧ki Hyphenation(key): Seinä‧joki === Proper noun === Seinäjoki Seinäjoki (a municipality, the capital city of the region of South Ostrobothnia, Finland) Seinäjoki (a river in South Ostrobothnia, Finland) ==== Declension ==== The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Seinäjoki" is Seinäjoella. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Seinäjoki → Swedish: Seinäjoki === References ===