# Äänekoski
## Finnish
### Etymology

ääne- +‎ koski (“rapids”). According to Terho Itkonen, the ääne- element comes from a Sami root *eanē- "big", compare Northern Sami eanas (“most”), later corrupted by Finnic settlers into the word ääni (“sound”) (in the local dialect pronounced as eäni) and interpreted as referring to the sound of the rapids. The settlement is named after the rapids.
The toponym has been attested since c. 1455, Ænækoski laxefiskeri.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈæːneˣˌkoski/, [ˈæːne̞k̚ˌko̞s̠k̟i]
* Rhymes: -oski
* Hyphenation: Ääne‧koski

### Proper noun

Äänekoski
* A town and municipality of Central Finland

#### Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Äänekoski" is Äänekoskella.
Possessive forms of Äänekoski (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Äänekoskeni
accusative
nom.
Äänekoskeni
gen.
Äänekoskeni
genitive
Äänekoskeni
partitive
Äänekoskeani
inessive
Äänekoskessani
elative
Äänekoskestani
illative
Äänekoskeeni
adessive
Äänekoskellani
ablative
Äänekoskeltani
allative
Äänekoskelleni
essive
Äänekoskenani
translative
Äänekoskekseni
abessive
Äänekoskettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Äänekoskesi
accusative
nom.
Äänekoskesi
gen.
Äänekoskesi
genitive
Äänekoskesi
partitive
Äänekoskeasi
inessive
Äänekoskessasi
elative
Äänekoskestasi
illative
Äänekoskeesi
adessive
Äänekoskellasi
ablative
Äänekoskeltasi
allative
Äänekoskellesi
essive
Äänekoskenasi
translative
Äänekoskeksesi
abessive
Äänekoskettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Äänekoskemme
accusative
nom.
Äänekoskemme
gen.
Äänekoskemme
genitive
Äänekoskemme
partitive
Äänekoskeamme
inessive
Äänekoskessamme
elative
Äänekoskestamme
illative
Äänekoskeemme
adessive
Äänekoskellamme
ablative
Äänekoskeltamme
allative
Äänekoskellemme
essive
Äänekoskenamme
translative
Äänekoskeksemme
abessive
Äänekoskettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Äänekoskenne
accusative
nom.
Äänekoskenne
gen.
Äänekoskenne
genitive
Äänekoskenne
partitive
Äänekoskeanne
inessive
Äänekoskessanne
elative
Äänekoskestanne
illative
Äänekoskeenne
adessive
Äänekoskellanne
ablative
Äänekoskeltanne
allative
Äänekoskellenne
essive
Äänekoskenanne
translative
Äänekoskeksenne
abessive
Äänekoskettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Äänekoskensa
accusative
nom.
Äänekoskensa
gen.
Äänekoskensa
genitive
Äänekoskensa
partitive
Äänekoskeaan Äänekoskeansa
inessive
Äänekoskessaan Äänekoskessansa
elative
Äänekoskestaan Äänekoskestansa
illative
Äänekoskeensa
adessive
Äänekoskellaan Äänekoskellansa
ablative
Äänekoskeltaan Äänekoskeltansa
allative
Äänekoskelleen Äänekoskellensa
essive
Äänekoskenaan Äänekoskenansa
translative
Äänekoskekseen Äänekoskeksensa
abessive
Äänekoskettaan Äänekoskettansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* äänekoskelainen

#### Descendants

* → English: Äänekoski
* → Swedish: Äänekoski

### References

* Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN, page 531