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Sääminki
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Finnish
fi:
Etymology
fi Unclear:
According to Viljo Nissilä, from an Orthodox Christian male name fi Sema, from ru Семён. Other Savonian toponyms possibly derived from Orthodox names include fi Joroinen, possibly from ru Ерофей.
Alpo Räisänen disputes this and derives the name from the endonym of the Sámi people (see smi-pro *sāmē, especially compare smn säämi) + the derivational suffix fi -nki.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
A former municipality (until 1973) in Finland.
Declension
sg Säämi nk ng ä
Derived terms
fi compounds Sääminginsalo
References