Orimattila

Orimattila

2. A town and municipality of Päijänne Tavastia, Finland.

ori (“stallion”) +‎ Mattila, originally a farm established by Matti Laurinpoika in the 16th century. According to Antero Penttilä, the ori(h)- element was added to the farm name as Matti may have been known for his horsemanship, while also distinguishing his farm from some other Mattila.

The name was spelled as Orihmattila until the 19th century, reflecting orih, an older form of ori.

• IPA^(key): /ˈoriˌmɑtːilɑ/, [ˈo̞riˌmɑ̝t̪ːilɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtːilɑ
• Syllabification^(key): O‧ri‧mat‧ti‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): Ori‧matti‧la

Orimattila

1. Orimattila (a town and municipality of Päijänne Tavastia, Finland)

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Orimattila" is Orimattilassa.

• → English: Orimattila
• → Swedish: Orimattila

• Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN, page 306

• maitolitra