Sonkajärvi

== Finnish == === Etymology === sonka +‎ järvi (“lake”), possibly from Sami (either Inari Sami sogge (“far inside corner of a building”) or Northern Sami čoaggi (“lump”)), although this is not certain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈsoŋkɑˌjærʋi/, [ˈs̠o̞ŋkɑ̝ˌjærʋi] Rhymes: -ærʋi Syllabification(key): Son‧ka‧jär‧vi Hyphenation(key): Sonka‧järvi === Proper noun === Sonkajärvi a municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland (rare) a Finnish surname transferred from the place name ==== Declension ==== The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Sonkajärvi" is Sonkajärvellä. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → English: Sonkajärvi → Swedish: Sonkajärvi ==== Statistics ==== The surname Sonkajärvi belongs to 30 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland. === References ===