Etymology
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After the lake, from Reis- + järvi, possibly from the name Räisänen (*Räisjärvi).[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈrei̯sˌjærʋi/, [ˈre̞i̯s̠ˌjærʋi]
- Rhymes: -ærʋi
- Syllabification(key): Reis‧jär‧vi
Proper noun
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Reisjärvi
- A municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland.
Declension
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The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Reisjärvi" is Reisjärvellä.
Descendants
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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