Etymology
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After the lake, uta- + järvi, in which the first component may be akin to utu or to Inari Sami uuđâs (“new”).[1]
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈutɑˌjærʋi/, [ˈut̪ɑ̝ˌjærʋi]
- Rhymes: -ærʋi
- Syllabification(key): U‧ta‧jär‧vi
Proper noun
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Utajärvi
- 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 Utajärvi" is Utajärvellä.
Derived terms
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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