# Lapinlahti
## Finnish
### Etymology

Lapin +‎ lahti. As a name for the municipality, in reference to the historical Sami population in the area; for the quarter in Helsinki, the reference is similar, although the term could have also been used as a (disparaging) way to refer to Finns who lived "like the Sami", i.e. a nomadic lifestyle.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈlɑpinˌlɑhti/, [ˈlɑ̝pinˌlɑ̝xt̪i]
* Rhymes: -ɑhti
* Hyphenation: Lapin‧lahti

### Proper noun

Lapinlahti
* A municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland.
* A quarter of Helsinki

#### Declension

* (municipality): The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Lapinlahti" is Lapinlahdella.
* (quarter in Helsinki): The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Lapinlahti" is Lapinlahdessa.
Possessive forms of Lapinlahti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lapinlahteni
accusative
nom.
Lapinlahteni
gen.
Lapinlahteni
genitive
Lapinlahteni
partitive
Lapinlahteani
inessive
Lapinlahdessani
elative
Lapinlahdestani
illative
Lapinlahteeni
adessive
Lapinlahdellani
ablative
Lapinlahdeltani
allative
Lapinlahdelleni
essive
Lapinlahtenani
translative
Lapinlahdekseni
abessive
Lapinlahdettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lapinlahtesi
accusative
nom.
Lapinlahtesi
gen.
Lapinlahtesi
genitive
Lapinlahtesi
partitive
Lapinlahteasi
inessive
Lapinlahdessasi
elative
Lapinlahdestasi
illative
Lapinlahteesi
adessive
Lapinlahdellasi
ablative
Lapinlahdeltasi
allative
Lapinlahdellesi
essive
Lapinlahtenasi
translative
Lapinlahdeksesi
abessive
Lapinlahdettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lapinlahtemme
accusative
nom.
Lapinlahtemme
gen.
Lapinlahtemme
genitive
Lapinlahtemme
partitive
Lapinlahteamme
inessive
Lapinlahdessamme
elative
Lapinlahdestamme
illative
Lapinlahteemme
adessive
Lapinlahdellamme
ablative
Lapinlahdeltamme
allative
Lapinlahdellemme
essive
Lapinlahtenamme
translative
Lapinlahdeksemme
abessive
Lapinlahdettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lapinlahtenne
accusative
nom.
Lapinlahtenne
gen.
Lapinlahtenne
genitive
Lapinlahtenne
partitive
Lapinlahteanne
inessive
Lapinlahdessanne
elative
Lapinlahdestanne
illative
Lapinlahteenne
adessive
Lapinlahdellanne
ablative
Lapinlahdeltanne
allative
Lapinlahdellenne
essive
Lapinlahtenanne
translative
Lapinlahdeksenne
abessive
Lapinlahdettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Lapinlahtensa
accusative
nom.
Lapinlahtensa
gen.
Lapinlahtensa
genitive
Lapinlahtensa
partitive
Lapinlahteaan Lapinlahteansa
inessive
Lapinlahdessaan Lapinlahdessansa
elative
Lapinlahdestaan Lapinlahdestansa
illative
Lapinlahteensa
adessive
Lapinlahdellaan Lapinlahdellansa
ablative
Lapinlahdeltaan Lapinlahdeltansa
allative
Lapinlahdelleen Lapinlahdellensa
essive
Lapinlahtenaan Lapinlahtenansa
translative
Lapinlahdekseen Lapinlahdeksensa
abessive
Lapinlahdettaan Lapinlahdettansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* lapinlahtelainen

### References

* ↑ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN