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Iisalmi.

a town and municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland

7 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

name/ˈiːsɑlmi/[ˈiːs̠ɑ̝lmi]
  1. a town and municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland

Where this word comes from

ii- + salmi (“strait, sound”), from older *Idensalmi, *Iidensalmi. Possibly ultimately from the Sami word for “night” (Proto-Samic *ijë), either as the name for a place to stay the night, or in reference to a strait or sound perhaps between bodies of water with Ii- in their names. The exact origin is however unknown.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.