Pöögelmanni H.

(Hans Pöögelmann, 1875-1938)

Poet, translator and Member of the Soviet of the Commune of the Working People of Estonia. Death in 1938 suggests a less than favorable review of his verse by the NKVD... Soviet occupation renaming (1959-1990) of Kaupmehe.

Poordi (Poord)

Board, side of a ship, as in starboard (tüürpoord, steering, helm or rudder side) and larboard (pakpoord, prob. from German Backbord, quite possibly influenced by packen in the sense of ‘to stow’ (verstauen), as suggested for English with OE bæcbord, lit. ‘back board’ (as sitting facing the steering side, starboard, Steuerbord would leave this to your back), evolving into ladde-borde (‘loading side’?) before becoming ‘larboard’ in the 16^th C. Given the confusion, the British Admiralty changed it to ‘port’ in 1844. Semordnilap, for clients of Canadian meds, of ‘I droop’. See also Parda.

Pöörise (Pööris)

Whirl, eddy, vortex. Appropriately-named convolution between Pilvetee and Akadeemia.

Põõsa (Põõsas)

Bush, shrub. For those with a juvenile streak (outing myself here, I know.), Põõsa, is next to Võsa, which is next to Nõo.

Popovi A.

(Alexander Stepanovich Popov, 1859-1906)

Russian physicist who first demonstrated the practical application of electromagnetic waves (some say inventor of the radio), but failed to apply for a patent. Soviet occupation renaming (1950-1990) of Paavli.