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Finnish
Etymology
Humppi + -la. Theories include derivation from an Old Swedish name Humpe, from vernacular forms of the Germanic name evident in German Humbert, from dialectal humppa (“crazy, senile”) (of sound-symbolic origin[1]) or from dialectal humppi (“small patch of arable land”).[2]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Humppila
- A municipality of Tavastia Proper, Finland.
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Humppila" is Humppilassa.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN