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Pielinen
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Finnish
Etymology
fi pieli nen, probably after the peninsula fi Pielniemi (fi Pieliniemi), in reference to the long, narrow shape of the peninsula that is located at the side of the river and roughly parallel with it. First attested in Russian ru на Пелетцком озере in 1500.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
fi lake p/North Karelia, the fourth largest lake in Finland.
Declension
Pieli ä sg
Synonyms
fi Pielisjärvi
Derived terms
fi compounds Pielisensuu Pielisjärvi
References
Anagrams
fi eeiilnnp lipeinen