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Finnish
Etymology
konne- + vesi (“water”), where the konne- element is derived from a Sami word meaning "deer", reconstructed Proto-Samic *kontē (cf. Northern Sami goddi). Also compare Konnivesi, a lake in Heinola.
First attested in 1554 as Konnevessij äremarch.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkonːeˣˌʋesi/,
- Rhymes: -esi
- Hyphenation(key): Konne‧vesi
Proper noun
Konnevesi
- A municipality of Central Finland.
- A lake in Central Finland and Northern Savonia.
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Konnevesi" is Konnevedellä.
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References
- Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN, page 176