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Simpele
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simpele
Finnish
fi:
Etymology
The town is named after the nearby lake. According to Sammallahti (1999), the word is of Finno-Samic origin (urj-pro *timpele) and cognate with se dappal. However, Heikkilä (2012) argues that the Finnic word, from Middle Proto-Finnic urj-fin-pro *timpel, is borrowed from fi smi-pro *tëmpël.Mikko Heikkilä. Etymologinen tapaus Tammerkoski. Sananjalka 54 (2012)
Pronunciation
*
Proper noun
A former municipality in Finland, merged with Rautjärvi in 1973.
Declension
sg Simpel ä
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