Etymology
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Probably shortened from the name Närvijoki, Närpijoki, from earlier *Närväjoki, of unknown origin. Other theories include derivation from a personal byname/nickname närvä meaning "stingy" (akin to närppiä) + pää, meaning "head", but here specifically "peninsula" (however, the phonetic development into the form Närpiö appears difficult to explain) and derivation from an anthroponym *Närppi; villages called Närppi can be found in southwestern Finland[1] (it may derive from närppiä as well as a byname/nickname).
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈnærpiø/, [ˈnærpiø̞]
- Rhymes: -ærpiø
- Syllabification(key): När‧pi‧ö
Proper noun
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Närpiö
- Närpes (a town and municipality of Ostrobothnia, Finland)
Declension
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The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Närpiö" is Närpiössä.
Derived terms
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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
Anagrams
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