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Finnish
Etymology
From the name of the nearby lake, possibly a participle *ullava (“flooding”), akin to dialectal ulli (“floodwater”)[1] and of Sami origin (compare Northern Sami ulˈli).[2]
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Ullava
- A former municipality in Central Ostrobothnia, Finland; now part of Kokkola.
- A village in the municipality of Kokkola.
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Ullava" is Ullavassa.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
- ^ 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