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Kivennapa
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Finnish
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Etymology
From fi gmq-osw kivenäb wooden rampart of a fortress (compare sv kivenäbb), from fi gml kīvenibbe, from gml kîven to fight, quarrel + gml nibbe beak, bill. Superficially fi kivi kiven of rock, of stone napa navel, pole, pivot gen, although this is a folk-etymological form.fi 2018 Lehikoinen, Laila Antreasta Äyräpäähän: Luovutetun Karjalan pitäjien nimet Kotimaisten kielten keskus 18–19 978-952-5446-93-7 https://kaino.kotus.fi/www/verkkojulkaisut/julk55/Antreasta_Ayrapaahan.pdf
Pronunciation
kiven-napa
Proper noun
Pervomayskoye, Leningrad Oblast former municipality of Finland within territory ceded due to World War II, now in Russia
Declension
sg Kivenna p v a
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