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

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

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  • IsoKiero@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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    8 days ago

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

    What misconception? I learned that from Donald Duck in 1990s and surely they draw only pure facts.

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