Re: OT: Place name constituents

>OK, OK! Thank you very much (I mean it!), but before going on with
>chatting,
>is there anything to add from our non-native-English speakers? I'd be
>curious, but I expect it's basically the same everywhere, so.
>
>Cheers,
>Carsten
Finland has aquatic terminology all around, and lots of it, compared to the
usual agricultural / geographical elements. A few common elements include:
järvi "lake"
koski "rapids"
kymi, joki, puro, oja "river / creek (various sizes)"
vesi "(body of) water"
niemi "cape"
lahti / laksi "bay, cove"

The generic placename morpheme -la can be added to just about anything.

There's also several names more or less transparently inherited from
Swedish, Russian and the various Sami languages.

A professional might be able to tell more interesting facts, but this is
what I can think of, for now...

John VerticaL