Saimaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === Unknown. The original nominative was Saimas as part of Saimas wesi, Saimas selkä (1646), with Saimaa being levelled from the oblique (inflected) stem Saima(h)a-. Possibly connected with the Sami endonym *sāmē. Alternatively from an unknown substrate language. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯mɑː/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯mɑ̝ː] Rhymes: -ɑimɑː Syllabification(key): Sai‧maa Hyphenation(key): Sai‧maa === Proper noun === Saimaa The largest lake of Finland, and fourth in Europe. ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === === Anagrams === maasai