Etymology
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The name contains the common Finnic suffix -inen. While it may have been folk-etymologically associated with ääni (“sound”), it is probably from a Sami substrate[1] (going back to a common hydronymic element *ään-, *eän- (“large”), akin to Proto-Samic [Term?], compare Äänekoski). The name probably first referred to the lake ("large lake") and only later to the river (Äänisjoki). Related to Karelian Iänisjärvi, Livvi Iänizjärvi and Veps Änine.
Pronunciation
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Proper noun
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Ääninen
- Onega, Lake Onega
Declension
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Synonyms
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Derived terms
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References
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- ^ Rahkonen, Pauli. Suomeen suuntautuneiden nimistövirtausten monimuotoisuus. Muinaistutkija 1/2021. p. 21