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Impilahti
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Finnish
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Etymology
Seemingly fi impi lahti bay, named after the bay by which it was located. The exact reason for the name is not certain, but multiple stories exist. It is also possible that the name is a folk-etymological adaptation of an earlier unrecorded form.fi 2018 Lehikoinen, Laila Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet Kotimaisten kielten keskus 10–11 978-952-5446-93-7 https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk55/Antreasta_Ayrapaahan.pdf
Pronunciation
impi-lahti
Proper noun
A former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia.
Declension
sg Impilah t d a
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