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Päivän sana - Sopuli (lemming) (sopuli.xyz)

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Etymology

From Russian со́боль (sóbolʹ, “sable”),[1] from Old East Slavic соболь (sobolĭ).

Pronunciation

IPA(key): /ˈsopuli/, [ˈs̠o̞puli]
Rhymes: -opuli
Hyphenation(key): so‧pu‧li

Noun

sopuli

lemming (several rodents in the family Cricetidae, especially those of the tribe Lemmini)
lemming, true lemming (any rodent of the genus Lemmus)
Norway lemming, Lemmus lemmus
Synonym: tunturisopuli
lemming (a member of a group given to conformity or groupthink; used especially of journalists)

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[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (7 children)

Side note, is there the same misconception in Finnish culture that lemmings will in large groups run off cliffs and dash themselves into the sea below?

There was a disney "nature documentary" or something that showed a very misleading picture of lemmings (I think in artic north america?) and it has become a cultural meme of misinformation. Hence the "lemmings" video games.

Lemmings are cool though, the misconception is annoying.

[–] red@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 months ago

I learned that misconception from the game called Lemmings 😄

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