# Lapua
## English
### Proper noun

Lapua
* A town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland.

#### Translations
### 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: /ˈlɑpuɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝puɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑpuɑ
* Hyphenation: La‧pua

### Proper noun

Lapua
* Lapua (a town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, 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.
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
* Lapuanjoki
* lapuanliike

### References

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

### Anagrams

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