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Rautu.

Sosnovo, Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast (former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈrɑu̯tu/[ˈrɑ̝u̯t̪u]
  1. Sosnovo, Priozersky District, Leningrad Oblast (former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia)

Where this word comes from

Equivalent to rauta + -u; from the name of the nearby lake Raudunjärvi, probably rauta (“iron”) + -u(n) (genitive) + järvi (“lake”), hinting at the lake being a source of bog iron.

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