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Koitere
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Finnish
fi:
Etymology
Probably contracted from earlier fi *Koitajärvi (related to the name of the nearby river fi Koitajoki), with an initial component of fi 1 origin. According to Rahkonen (2013), perhaps from a Proto-Samic form smi-pro *kuojtē, from or akin to Finnic fi kaita narrow narrow.Rahkonen, Pauli. Suomen etymologisesti läpinäkymätöntä vesistönimistöä [Etymological opacity in Finnish hydronyms]. Virittäjä 1/2013. p. 31
Pronunciation
*
Proper noun
fi lake r/Northern Karelia c/Finland
Declension
sg Koiter a
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