Etymology
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Probably derived from dialectal vimpelä (“quick, boisterous”) as a byname/nickname;[1] perhaps derived from vimma.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): /ˈʋimpeli/, [ˈʋimpe̞li]
- Rhymes: -impeli
- Syllabification(key): Vim‧pe‧li
Proper noun
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Vimpeli
- Vimpeli
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 Vimpeli" is Vimpelissä.
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