Päivän sana - Sopuli (lemming)
Päivän sana - Sopuli (lemming)
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)
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.
Yes, or at least there used to be. It was "common knowledge" at least in the 80's and 90's, but I don't think the younger generations really know about that misconception anymore. Which is good.
Hey now, some of us played those Java games and we were born after 2000
I learned that misconception from the game called Lemmings 😄
What misconception? I learned that from Donald Duck in 1990s and surely they draw only pure facts.