Lapua

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English

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Proper noun

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Lapua

  1. A town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Translations

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Anagrams

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Two theories exist, neither of which can be considered certain. According to Lars Huldén, the name derives from the name of an old village Leppo (or specifically vernacular forms of that name like Lapu) located at the mouth of the river Lapua, which in turn has been named after the village. The modern town is then named after the river, possibly through *Lapujoki/*Lapuoja > Lapua. Lapu appears to be a vernacular form of a medieval given name attested as Labbe, Lave, the origin of which is unclear. According to Viljo Nissilä, Lapua derives from Old Swedish Lappa ā, Lapu ā (literally, the Lappa/Lapu river), named after the Sami (see lappalainen).[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑpuɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝puɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpuɑ
  • Syllabification(key): La‧pu‧a

Proper noun

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Lapua

  1. Lapua (a town and municipality of Finland)

Declension

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The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Lapua" is Lapualla.

Inflection of Lapua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Lapua
genitive Lapuan
partitive Lapuaa
illative Lapuaan
singular plural
nominative Lapua
accusative nom. Lapua
gen. Lapuan
genitive Lapuan
partitive Lapuaa
inessive Lapuassa
elative Lapuasta
illative Lapuaan
adessive Lapualla
ablative Lapualta
allative Lapualle
essive Lapuana
translative Lapuaksi
abessive Lapuatta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Lapua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lapuani
accusative nom. Lapuani
gen. Lapuani
genitive Lapuani
partitive Lapuaani
inessive Lapuassani
elative Lapuastani
illative Lapuaani
adessive Lapuallani
ablative Lapualtani
allative Lapualleni
essive Lapuanani
translative Lapuakseni
abessive Lapuattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lapuasi
accusative nom. Lapuasi
gen. Lapuasi
genitive Lapuasi
partitive Lapuaasi
inessive Lapuassasi
elative Lapuastasi
illative Lapuaasi
adessive Lapuallasi
ablative Lapualtasi
allative Lapuallesi
essive Lapuanasi
translative Lapuaksesi
abessive Lapuattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lapuamme
accusative nom. Lapuamme
gen. Lapuamme
genitive Lapuamme
partitive Lapuaamme
inessive Lapuassamme
elative Lapuastamme
illative Lapuaamme
adessive Lapuallamme
ablative Lapualtamme
allative Lapuallemme
essive Lapuanamme
translative Lapuaksemme
abessive Lapuattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lapuanne
accusative nom. Lapuanne
gen. Lapuanne
genitive Lapuanne
partitive Lapuaanne
inessive Lapuassanne
elative Lapuastanne
illative Lapuaanne
adessive Lapuallanne
ablative Lapualtanne
allative Lapuallenne
essive Lapuananne
translative Lapuaksenne
abessive Lapuattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Lapuansa
accusative nom. Lapuansa
gen. Lapuansa
genitive Lapuansa
partitive Lapuaansa
inessive Lapuassaan
Lapuassansa
elative Lapuastaan
Lapuastansa
illative Lapuaansa
adessive Lapuallaan
Lapuallansa
ablative Lapualtaan
Lapualtansa
allative Lapualleen
Lapuallensa
essive Lapuanaan
Lapuanansa
translative Lapuakseen
Lapuaksensa
abessive Lapuattaan
Lapuattansa
instructive
comitative

Derived terms

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compounds

References

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  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

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