lieju
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain. Possibly cognate with Karelian liehu, in which case the word could be related to liehua in the sense of "moving, unstable ground".
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]lieju
Declension
[edit]Inflection of lieju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | lieju | liejut | |
genitive | liejun | liejujen | |
partitive | liejua | liejuja | |
illative | liejuun | liejuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | lieju | liejut | |
accusative | nom. | lieju | liejut |
gen. | liejun | ||
genitive | liejun | liejujen | |
partitive | liejua | liejuja | |
inessive | liejussa | liejuissa | |
elative | liejusta | liejuista | |
illative | liejuun | liejuihin | |
adessive | liejulla | liejuilla | |
ablative | liejulta | liejuilta | |
allative | liejulle | liejuille | |
essive | liejuna | liejuina | |
translative | liejuksi | liejuiksi | |
abessive | liejutta | liejuitta | |
instructive | — | liejuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
[edit]compounds
Further reading
[edit]- “lieju”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02