< laina (“loan”), with the philosophy that children are but a loan to their parents, and because the word is shaped like a female name.
Laina
Inflection of Laina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | Laina | Lainat | |
genitive | Lainan | Lainojen | |
partitive | Lainaa | Lainoja | |
illative | Lainaan | Lainoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Laina | Lainat | |
accusative | nom. | Laina | Lainat |
gen. | Lainan | ||
genitive | Lainan | Lainojen Lainain rare | |
partitive | Lainaa | Lainoja | |
inessive | Lainassa | Lainoissa | |
elative | Lainasta | Lainoista | |
illative | Lainaan | Lainoihin | |
adessive | Lainalla | Lainoilla | |
ablative | Lainalta | Lainoilta | |
allative | Lainalle | Lainoille | |
essive | Lainana | Lainoina | |
translative | Lainaksi | Lainoiksi | |
abessive | Lainatta | Lainoitta | |
instructive | — | Lainoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |