linna
See also: Linna
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *litna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlinːɑ/, [ˈlinːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -inːɑ
- Syllabification(key): lin‧na
Noun
linna
- castle (fortified building)
- (colloquial) prison, jail, slammer
- (informal, chiefly in locational cases) Synonym of Linnan juhlat.
Usage notes
Also used as a suffix in the formation of town names.
Declension
| Inflection of linna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
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| nominative | linna | linnat | ||
| genitive | linnan | linnojen | ||
| partitive | linnaa | linnoja | ||
| illative | linnaan | linnoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | linna | linnat | ||
| accusative | nom. | linna | linnat | |
| gen. | linnan | |||
| genitive | linnan | linnojen linnainrare | ||
| partitive | linnaa | linnoja | ||
| inessive | linnassa | linnoissa | ||
| elative | linnasta | linnoista | ||
| illative | linnaan | linnoihin | ||
| adessive | linnalla | linnoilla | ||
| ablative | linnalta | linnoilta | ||
| allative | linnalle | linnoille | ||
| essive | linnana | linnoina | ||
| translative | linnaksi | linnoiksi | ||
| abessive | linnatta | linnoitta | ||
| instructive | — | linnoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Derived terms
- Ankkalinna
- hiekkalinna
- huvilinna
- Hämeenlinna
- Iivananlinna
- kauhulinna
- kruunulinna
- kummituslinna
- kuninkaanlinna
- laiskanlinna
- Linnainen
- Linnainmaa
- linnake
- linnakundi
- Linnala
- linnaleiri
- linnalääni
- linnamäki
- Linnamäki
- Linnanen
- linnanherra
- linnanjuhlat
- linnankirkko
- linnanmuuri
- Linnanmäki
- linnanneito
- linnanpaikka
- linnanpiha
- linnanportti
- linnanrauniot
- linnanrouva
- linnansali
- linnanvouti
- linnarauha
- linnareissu
- Linnavuori
- linnavuori
- linnoittaa
- lippulinna
- lumilinna
- maurilaislinna
- muinaislinna
- Nevanlinna
- Paasilinna
- pakolinna
- pilvilinna
- pomppulinna
- presidentinlinna
- Pähkinälinna
- rauniolinna
- ritarilinna
- sarvilinna
- Sarvilinna
- Savonlinna
- Suomenlinna
- Ullanlinna
- Väinänlinna
- Äänislinna
Further reading
- “linna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse linna, from Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to move aside, swerve from, cease”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to avoid, elude, decline, shrink away from, recede”). Cognate with English dialectal lin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɪnːa/
- Rhymes: -ɪnːa
Verb
linna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative linnti, supine linnt)
Conjugation
linna — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að linna | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
linnt | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
linnandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég linni | við linnum | present (nútíð) |
ég linni | við linnum |
| þú linnir | þið linnið | þú linnir | þið linnið | ||
| hann, hún, það linnir | þeir, þær, þau linna | hann, hún, það linni | þeir, þær, þau linni | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég linnti | við linntum | past (þátíð) |
ég linnti | við linntum |
| þú linntir | þið linntuð | þú linntir | þið linntuð | ||
| hann, hún, það linnti | þeir, þær, þau linntu | hann, hún, það linnti | þeir, þær, þau linntu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
linn (þú) | linnið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| linntu | linniði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
Ingrian
Linna.
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, castle”). Cognates include Finnish linna (“castle”) and Estonian linn (“city”).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlinːɑ/, [ˈlʲinː]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlʲinːɑ/, [ˈlʲinːɑ]
- Rhymes: -inː, -inːɑ
- Hyphenation: lin‧na
Noun
linna
- town, city
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:
- Seel kasvaat meijen linnat nooret.
- There our young cities grow.
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
- Möö tovarişşanka jo aikaa laatisimma pioneeroille, kummat seisoit laageriis ei etähääl meijen linnast.
- For a long time, a comrade and I wanted to go to the pioneers, that were camping not far from our city.
Declension
| Declension of linna (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | linna | linnat |
| genitive | linnan | linnoin |
| partitive | linnaa | linnoja |
| illative | linnaa | linnoi |
| inessive | linnaas | linnois |
| elative | linnast | linnoist |
| allative | linnalle | linnoille |
| adessive | linnaal | linnoil |
| ablative | linnalt | linnoilt |
| translative | linnaks | linnoiks |
| essive | linnanna, linnaan | linnoinna, linnoin |
| exessive1) | linnant | linnoint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 14
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 267
- Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 72
Karelian
Latin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | linna | linnae |
| Genitive | linnae | linnārum |
| Dative | linnae | linnīs |
| Accusative | linnam | linnās |
| Ablative | linnā | linnīs |
| Vocative | linna | linnae |
References
- linna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old Norse
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin ligna, plural of lignum, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-no- (“that which is collected”), from *leǵ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlinna/
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