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Finnish
Etymology
Lapin + lahti. As a name for the municipality, in reference to the historical Sami population in the area; for the quarter in Helsinki, the reference is similar, although the term could have also been used as a (disparaging) way to refer to Finns who lived "like the Sami", i.e. a nomadic lifestyle.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑpinˌlɑhti/,
- Rhymes: -ɑhti
- Syllabification(key): La‧pin‧lah‧ti
Proper noun
Lapinlahti
- A municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland.
- A quarter of Helsinki
Declension
- (municipality): The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Lapinlahti" is Lapinlahdella.
- (quarter in Helsinki): The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Lapinlahti" is Lapinlahdessa.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN