Revala

Pronunciation: /ˈrevɑlɑ/

“Revala” is an Estonian word. Its meaning in English:

proper noun

an ancient Estonian county located in the vicinity of modern-day Tallinn

Etymology

Estonian linguist Gustav Must theorized, that the toponym is related to rebane (“fox”) and suffixed with a toponym-forming suffix -la. Latvian historian Nicolaus Busch connected the toponym to Old Norse rif (“reef”) (compare Danish rev and Swedish ref), hypothesizing that it got its name due to being located near the Northern Estonian coastal cliffs. If so, the term was later expanded with a…

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