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Keitele
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Finnish
fi:
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
fi town
From a farm name, which may have been named after the lake, despite the fact that the town and lake are located at least 10 km (6 mi) away.
Proper noun
fi municipality r/Northern Savonia c/Finland
Declension
external Keitele Keiteleellä
sg Keitel ä
Derived terms
fi keiteleläinen
Etymology 2
fi lake
An amalgamation (blend) of fi keidas (dialectally also "isthmus") and dialectal fi ketvel, fi ketvele narrow isthmus, and thus the lake is named after a particular isthmus (possibly referring to a peninsula that is now called Niininiemi, or an isthmus now called Temintaipale). First attested as fi Keijttel in 1552.
Proper noun
fi lake c/Finland
Declension
external Keitele Keiteleellä
sg Keitel ä
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