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Piittisjärvi
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Finnish
Etymology
fi Piittis- järvi lake, a place name in Ranua, with the surname deriving from this place name. Possibly from fi piitta a spot on the riverbank slightly below the top (as fi piitta -inen -is- järvi, perhaps via a surname fi Piittinen), evidently the same word as dialectal fi piitta hill, elevation; (steep) riverbank, which, according to LÄGLOS, is of the same origin as fi piitta beam, spar, balk.piitta
Pronunciation
piittis-järvi
Proper noun
fi Finnish
Declension
Piittisjärv ä
Statistics
dvv_20250813 113
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