a #Sub-district name, does not seem to even have a #nominative (see #Nõmme).

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#Nõo (Nõgu)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Mähe
#Concavity, trough, hollow, depression, dip in the ground, socket. #Wiedemann declines the #genitive as #nõu as he also does that of an odd, dated or regional variant for cousin or nephew/niece, #nõbu. See #Vaari.

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#Merelahe (Merelaht)
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Merimetsa
#Bay, gulf, cove...

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#Kõrge (Kõrge)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Rahumäe
#High, #tall. Named for its relatively high location, so #nominative (#nimetav), not #genitive (#omastav) (see Intro)…

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Kraavi (Kraav)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Männiku
Ditch, trench, fosse. And there does seem to be one on the W side of the street, TBC.
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Jääraku (Jäärak)
#Tallinn #Pirita #Merivälja
Ravine. Said to be for its location under the precipitous slope of #Lasnamäe. If you see it, let me know. See #Mäe.
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#Lavamaa (Lavamaa)
#Tallinn #Lasnamäe #Loopealse #Paevälja
Tableland, plateau, mesa.
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#Lohu (Lohk)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #VanaMustamäe
Cavity, pit, dent, depression... Here, given its neighbors, a geographical depression. See #Häilu.
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#Serva (Serv)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Nõmme #Hiiu
Rim, edge, border, also hem, selvage. Possibly referring to the edge of #PääskülaRaba along which it runs. Anagram of #Sarve.
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#Kalda (Kallas)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #Pääsküla
Shore, bank, riverside, etc., next to which it is.
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#Raja (Raja)
#Tallinn #Mustamäe #Nõmme #VanaMustamäe #Kadaka #Mustamäe
1) Boundary, border; 2) Path, walk.
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#Nõva (Nõva)
#Tallinn #Nõmme #VanaMustamäe
Gully, bed, channel. Renamed (1958-1994) as #Moora during the #SovietOccupation.
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Tallinn streetsign displaying the name Nõlva, Tallinn.

View down Nõlva, Tallinn, from the Tööstuse direction.

Fuel tanks in Nõlva, Tallinn.

Scrap-metal merchant in Nõlva, Tallinn.

#Nõlva (Nõlv)
#Tallinn #PõhjaTallinn #Karjamaa #Hundipea
Slope, declivity, and the road does drop down to various docks. Previously known as #Polaari (1923-1939) or #Полярная ул. (Polyarnaya) (1916-) and being next door to #Lume, it is tempting to think of
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