Lapua

English

Proper noun

Lapua

  1. A town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Translations

Anagrams

Finnish

Etymology

Two theories exist, neither of which can be considered certain. According to Lars Huldén, the name derives from the name of an old village Leppo (or specifically vernacular forms of that name like Lapu) located at the mouth of the river Lapua, which in turn has been named after the village. The modern town is then named after the river, possibly through *Lapujoki/*Lapuoja > Lapua. Lapu appears to be a vernacular form of a medieval given name attested as Labbe, Lave, the origin of which is unclear. According to Viljo Nissilä, Lapua derives from Old Swedish Lappa ā, Lapu ā (literally, the Lappa/Lapu river), named after the Sami (see lappalainen).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑpuɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝puɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑpuɑ
  • Syllabification(key): La‧pu‧a

Proper noun

Lapua

  1. Lapua (a town and municipality of Finland)

Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Lapua" is Lapualla.

Inflection of Lapua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative Lapua —
genitive Lapuan —
partitive Lapuaa —
illative Lapuaan —
singular plural
nominative Lapua —
accusative nom. Lapua —
gen. Lapuan
genitive Lapuan —
partitive Lapuaa —
inessive Lapuassa —
elative Lapuasta —
illative Lapuaan —
adessive Lapualla —
ablative Lapualta —
allative Lapualle —
essive Lapuana —
translative Lapuaksi —
abessive Lapuatta —
instructive — —
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Lapua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lapuani —
accusative nom. Lapuani —
gen. Lapuani
genitive Lapuani —
partitive Lapuaani —
inessive Lapuassani —
elative Lapuastani —
illative Lapuaani —
adessive Lapuallani —
ablative Lapualtani —
allative Lapualleni —
essive Lapuanani —
translative Lapuakseni —
abessive Lapuattani —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Lapuasi —
accusative nom. Lapuasi —
gen. Lapuasi
genitive Lapuasi —
partitive Lapuaasi —
inessive Lapuassasi —
elative Lapuastasi —
illative Lapuaasi —
adessive Lapuallasi —
ablative Lapualtasi —
allative Lapuallesi —
essive Lapuanasi —
translative Lapuaksesi —
abessive Lapuattasi —
instructive — —
comitative — —
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lapuamme —
accusative nom. Lapuamme —
gen. Lapuamme
genitive Lapuamme —
partitive Lapuaamme —
inessive Lapuassamme —
elative Lapuastamme —
illative Lapuaamme —
adessive Lapuallamme —
ablative Lapualtamme —
allative Lapuallemme —
essive Lapuanamme —
translative Lapuaksemme —
abessive Lapuattamme —
instructive — —
comitative — —
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Lapuanne —
accusative nom. Lapuanne —
gen. Lapuanne
genitive Lapuanne —
partitive Lapuaanne —
inessive Lapuassanne —
elative Lapuastanne —
illative Lapuaanne —
adessive Lapuallanne —
ablative Lapualtanne —
allative Lapuallenne —
essive Lapuananne —
translative Lapuaksenne —
abessive Lapuattanne —
instructive — —
comitative — —
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Lapuansa —
accusative nom. Lapuansa —
gen. Lapuansa
genitive Lapuansa —
partitive Lapuaansa —
inessive Lapuassaan
Lapuassansa
—
elative Lapuastaan
Lapuastansa
—
illative Lapuaansa —
adessive Lapuallaan
Lapuallansa
—
ablative Lapualtaan
Lapualtansa
—
allative Lapualleen
Lapuallensa
—
essive Lapuanaan
Lapuanansa
—
translative Lapuakseen
Lapuaksensa
—
abessive Lapuattaan
Lapuattansa
—
instructive — —
comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

References

  1. Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

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