Väinämöinen

== Finnish == === Etymology === Uncertain root +‎ -mö +‎ -inen. Has been variously compared with väinä (“stream pool”) and reflexes of Proto-Germanic *Wōdanaz, although neither theory is convincing. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋæi̯næmøi̯nen/, [ˈʋæi̯næˌmø̞i̯ne̞n] Rhymes: -øinen Syllabification(key): Väi‧nä‧möi‧nen Hyphenation(key): Väi‧nä‧möi‧nen === Proper noun === Väinämöinen The main hero of the Finnish national epic Kalevala. 1849 Kalevala (Translation 1988 by Eino Friberg) 3:1-6: ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Väinämöisen viikate Väinämö Väinö