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Lapinjärvi
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Finnish
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Etymology
From fi Lappi Lapin järvi gen lake, after fi sv Lappträsk, the initial part of which is related to fi Lappi, referring to a historical Sami population in the area. The Swedish name was probably originally translated from an earlier Finnish name fi *Lapinvesi (originally as the name of the lake, after which the village was then named).
Pronunciation
lapin-järvi
Proper noun
fi municipality r/Uusimaa c/Finland
A lake located in that municipality.
Declension
external Lapinjärvi Lapinjärvellä
sg Lapinjärv ä
Derived terms
fi lapinjärveläinen
References
fi Lakes