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aurinko.

the Sun

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɑu̯riŋko/[ˈɑ̝u̯riŋko̞]

  1. the Sun

  2. a sun

  3. solar, sun-, helio-

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Where this word comes from

Formed with the suffix -nko from a root of unknown origin, which has been proposed, among others, to derive from auer (thus from earlier *auderinko),from a Baltic language (compare Lithuanian aušrà (“dawn”)), or according to Saarikivi (2022), possibly from Old Norse Aurvandill. Alternatively originally possibly a compound, in which the latter component is related to rinki (“ring”), Swedish ring, while the initial component could be auvo. Originally an innovation of the western dialects of Finnish (replacing päivä). Attested in written sources since the 1500s.

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