Lapua

English

Proper noun

Lapua

1. A town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland

Translations

town

• Finnish: Lapua (fi)
• Swedish: Lappo n

Anagrams

• Palau, Paula

Finnish

Etymology

Two theories exist, neither of which can be considered certain. According to Lars Huldén, the name derives from the name of an old village Leppo (or specifically vernacular forms of that name like Lapu) located at the mouth of the river Lapua, which in turn has been named after the village. The modern town is then named after the river, possibly through *Lapujoki/*Lapuoja > Lapua. Lapu appears to be a vernacular form of a medieval given name attested as Labbe, Lave, the origin of which is unclear. According to Viljo Nissilä, Lapua derives from Old Swedish Lappa ā, Lapu ā (literally, the Lappa/Lapu river), named after the Sami (see lappalainen).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑpuɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝puɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑpuɑ
• Syllabification^(key): La‧pu‧a

Proper noun

Lapua

1. Lapua (a town and municipality of Finland)

Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Lapua" is Lapualla.

Inflection of Lapua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		Lapua	—
genitive		Lapuan	—
partitive		Lapuaa	—
illative		Lapuaan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Lapua	—
accusative	nom.	Lapua	—
	gen.	Lapuan
genitive		Lapuan	—
partitive		Lapuaa	—
inessive		Lapuassa	—
elative		Lapuasta	—
illative		Lapuaan	—
adessive		Lapualla	—
ablative		Lapualta	—
allative		Lapualle	—
essive		Lapuana	—
translative		Lapuaksi	—
abessive		Lapuatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Lapua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lapuani — accusative nom. Lapuani — gen. Lapuani genitive Lapuani — partitive Lapuaani — inessive Lapuassani — elative Lapuastani — illative Lapuaani — adessive Lapuallani — ablative Lapualtani — allative Lapualleni — essive Lapuanani — translative Lapuakseni — abessive Lapuattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Lapuasi — accusative nom. Lapuasi — gen. Lapuasi genitive Lapuasi — partitive Lapuaasi — inessive Lapuassasi — elative Lapuastasi — illative Lapuaasi — adessive Lapuallasi — ablative Lapualtasi — allative Lapuallesi — essive Lapuanasi — translative Lapuaksesi — abessive Lapuattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lapuamme — accusative nom. Lapuamme — gen. Lapuamme genitive Lapuamme — partitive Lapuaamme — inessive Lapuassamme — elative Lapuastamme — illative Lapuaamme — adessive Lapuallamme — ablative Lapualtamme — allative Lapuallemme — essive Lapuanamme — translative Lapuaksemme — abessive Lapuattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Lapuanne — accusative nom. Lapuanne — gen. Lapuanne genitive Lapuanne — partitive Lapuaanne — inessive Lapuassanne — elative Lapuastanne — illative Lapuaanne — adessive Lapuallanne — ablative Lapualtanne — allative Lapuallenne — essive Lapuananne — translative Lapuaksenne — abessive Lapuattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Lapuansa — accusative nom. Lapuansa — gen. Lapuansa genitive Lapuansa — partitive Lapuaansa — inessive Lapuassaan Lapuassansa — elative Lapuastaan Lapuastansa — illative Lapuaansa — adessive Lapuallaan Lapuallansa — ablative Lapualtaan Lapualtansa — allative Lapualleen Lapuallensa — essive Lapuanaan Lapuanansa — translative Lapuakseen Lapuaksensa — abessive Lapuattaan Lapuattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• lapualainen

 

compounds

• Lapuanjoki
• lapuanliike

 

Anagrams

• Palau, Paula, lupaa, paalu, palau, paula, pulaa