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Nilsiä
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Finnish
Etymology
Possibly ultimately from fi nila phloem; (dialectal) slime, via the name of a lake (fi *Nilsiä(n)järvi) or a bay (fi Nilsiä(n)lahti).
Pronunciation
Proper noun
A former town and municipality in North Savo, Finland; now part of Kuopio.
A village in the municipality of Kuopio.
Declension
sg Nilsi ä
internal Nilsiä Nilsiässä
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