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Finnish
Etymology
Kalla + vesi. Possibly from a mythologized use of a Sami word for "old man" (Northern Sami gállis),[1] or more likely from kallas (“bank of a body of water”) because of the steep lakeshores.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑlːɑˌʋesi/,
- Rhymes: -esi
- Syllabification(key): Kal‧la‧ve‧si
Proper noun
Kallavesi
- The tenth largest lake in Finland.
- A certain smaller lake in Finland.
Declension
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
- ^ Alpo Räisänen: Kallavesi ja muita Savon paikannimiä, in Virittäjä 1/2009