# Imatra
## English
### Proper noun

Imatra
* A town and municipality of South Karelia, Finland.

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Amrita, Marita, amrita, tamari

## Finnish
### Etymology

Originally referring to the rapids (Imatrankoski); ultimate origin unknown (possibly from a lost substrate). According to Viljo Nissilä, the name may derive from earlier *Imantero or *Imanteri, perhaps from a lost given name ultimately derived from imeä. Alternatively, according to Pauli Rahkonen, possibly (although not certainly) from a Uralic (Meryan-East Chudian) substrate language, where the initial component may derive from *emä (“mother”) and the latter -dra derives from *jädrä, from *jäwrä (“lake”); thus the name would initially have referred to the lake Saimaa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈimɑtrɑ/, [ˈimɑ̝t̪rɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -imɑtrɑ
* Hyphenation: I‧mat‧ra

### Proper noun

Imatra
* Imatra (a town and municipality of South Karelia, Finland)

#### Declension

The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Imatra" is Imatralla.
Possessive forms of Imatra (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Imatrani
accusative
nom.
Imatrani
gen.
Imatrani
genitive
Imatrani
partitive
Imatraani
inessive
Imatrassani
elative
Imatrastani
illative
Imatraani
adessive
Imatrallani
ablative
Imatraltani
allative
Imatralleni
essive
Imatranani
translative
Imatrakseni
abessive
Imatrattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Imatrasi
accusative
nom.
Imatrasi
gen.
Imatrasi
genitive
Imatrasi
partitive
Imatraasi
inessive
Imatrassasi
elative
Imatrastasi
illative
Imatraasi
adessive
Imatrallasi
ablative
Imatraltasi
allative
Imatrallesi
essive
Imatranasi
translative
Imatraksesi
abessive
Imatrattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Imatramme
accusative
nom.
Imatramme
gen.
Imatramme
genitive
Imatramme
partitive
Imatraamme
inessive
Imatrassamme
elative
Imatrastamme
illative
Imatraamme
adessive
Imatrallamme
ablative
Imatraltamme
allative
Imatrallemme
essive
Imatranamme
translative
Imatraksemme
abessive
Imatrattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Imatranne
accusative
nom.
Imatranne
gen.
Imatranne
genitive
Imatranne
partitive
Imatraanne
inessive
Imatrassanne
elative
Imatrastanne
illative
Imatraanne
adessive
Imatrallanne
ablative
Imatraltanne
allative
Imatrallenne
essive
Imatrananne
translative
Imatraksenne
abessive
Imatrattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Imatransa
accusative
nom.
Imatransa
gen.
Imatransa
genitive
Imatransa
partitive
Imatraansa
inessive
Imatrassaan Imatrassansa
elative
Imatrastaan Imatrastansa
illative
Imatraansa
adessive
Imatrallaan Imatrallansa
ablative
Imatraltaan Imatraltansa
allative
Imatralleen Imatrallensa
essive
Imatranaan Imatranansa
translative
Imatrakseen Imatraksensa
abessive
Imatrattaan Imatrattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* imatralainen

### References

* ↑ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
* ↑ Rahkonen, Pauli. Suomeen suuntautuneiden nimistövirtausten monimuotoisuus. Muinaistutkija 1/2021. p. 18, 27–28

### Anagrams

* Maarit, Marita, raamit