Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *soomi, probably from earlier *sämä and related to Proto-Samic *sāmē (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more details and references). The name originally referred only to the area now known as Southwest Finland (Finnish Varsinais-Suomi (literally “Finland Proper”)). Cognates include Estonian Soome, Ingrian Soomi, Livonian sūom, Votic soomi and (borrowed) Northern Sami Suopma. First attested in 811 in Royal Frankish Annals as an anthroponym (personal name).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsuo̯mi/, [ˈs̠uo̞̯mi]
- Rhymes: -uomi
- Hyphenation(key): Suo‧mi
Proper noun
Suomi
- (uncountable) Finland (a country in Northern Europe)
Synonyms: Suomenmaa, Suomen tasavalta
Suomi on tasavalta.
Finland is a republic.
- a Finnish surname
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