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Muolaa
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Finnish
fi:
Etymology
1493 (as gmq-osw Mole). From the name of the nearby lake fi Muola(an)järvi, possibly by elision from earlier fi *Muotolanjärvi (> fi *Muotla(a)njärvi) > fi Muola(an)järvi), from fi Muoto la toponym. This theory is corroborated by nearby place names with fi Muotola. fi Muoto itself appears to be a pre-Christian given name,fi 2018 Lehikoinen, Laila Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet Kotimaisten kielten keskus 978-952-5446-93-7 https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk55/Antreasta_Ayrapaahan.pdf 28 possibly from fi muoto.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
A former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia.
Declension
sg Muolaa a
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