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Muuruvesi
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Finnish
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Etymology
fi muuru- vesi water, lake, originally the name of a lake. Originally from fi Muurue, from fi 1 muurain muura- -ue: fi *Muuruevesi > fi Muuruvesi. Supported by the fact that the name fi Murainmaa (fi *Muurainmaa) is found in a 1561 source for a place near this lake.Alpo Räisänen: Kallavesi ja muita Savon paikannimiä, in Virittäjä 1/2009
Pronunciation
muuru-vesi
Proper noun
A former municipality in Finland, merged with Juankoski in 1971.
Declension
sg Muuruve ä
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