Lappi

lappi Finnish thumb|150px|Region of Lapland (red) on the map of Finland (sense 2). thumb|150px|Historical region Etymology From fi Lappa- i nominal (compare fi lappalainen). There are two main theories on the origin of this word: related to fi lape, (dialectal) fi lappea (from urj-fin-pro *lappë-), originally in the meaning remote place. fi sv lapp patch, as a calque of the Sami endonym represented by e.g. se vuowjoš (1743 hapax legomenon in the Sami variety spoken in or around Tornio, seemingly derived from the same word whence also smj vuojvve patch (of textile), gusset) The surname may originally have been used to refer to the Sámi. First attested as Latinate la Lappia in 1200. The former municipality in Satakunta is probably named after the nearby river fi Lapinjoki, in turn after the Sami (perhaps referring to the river as a route for the inland Sami to access the sea). Pronunciation Proper noun fi uncountable Lapland geographical area that covers the northmost parts of Norway, Sweden and Finland plus a Northwestern corner of Russia fi uncountable Lapland the northernmost fi maakunta region of Finland fi uncountable fi former municipality r/Satakunta c/Finland, merged with Rauma in 2009. Any of a number of small places in Finland outside Lapland (named for ancient Sami residence). fi Finnish nicknames derived from fi lappi a Sami Usage notes former municipality in Satakunta Some sources used an unofficial name fi Lappi Tl (with fi Tl standing for fi Turun (ja Porin) lääni Turku (and Pori) Province) to distinguish the municipality from the sense Lapland. Declension La pp p a Derived terms fi lapikas lappalainen lappilainen fi compounds lapinharakka lapinhullu Lapinjärvi Lapinkangas lapinkeltaperhonen lapinkirvinen lapinkoira lapinkylä lapinkävijä Lapinlahti Lapinlampi lapinleinikki lapinleuku Lapinmaa lapinmyyrä Lapinniemi lapinnokiperhonen Lapinoja lapinpaimenkoira lapinporokoira lapinpuku lapinpöllö lapinraanu lapinraunio lapinrousku lapinsara lapinsirkku lapinsirppisammal lapinsirri lapintiainen lapintiira lapinuunilintu lapinverkkoperhonen lapinvuokko Lappajärvi Metsä-Lappi ruotsinlapinkoira Tunturi-Lappi Statistics dvv_20250813 1320 640 References Anagrams fi ailpp alppi lippa fi Lapland Places in Norway Regions of Finland Places in Russia Places in Sweden Villages