Etymology
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From the Swedish name Jepo, by rebracketing from i Epu (“in Epu”), itself probably from a Finnish form of an Old Swedish name Ebbe or Erik, or of the Germanic name Enewald.[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈjepuɑ/, [ˈje̞puɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -epuɑ
- Syllabification(key): Je‧pu‧a
Proper noun
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Jepua
- A former municipality in Finland, merged with Uusikaarlepyy in 1975.
Declension
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References
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- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN