limi- + -nka, from lima (“slime”), which in dialects can also refer to certain aquatic plants as well.[1]
Liminka
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Liminka" is Limingassa.
Inflection of Liminka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation) | |||
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nominative | Liminka | Limingat | |
genitive | Limingan | Liminkojen | |
partitive | Liminkaa | Liminkoja | |
illative | Liminkaan | Liminkoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | Liminka | Limingat | |
accusative | nom. | Liminka | Limingat |
gen. | Limingan | ||
genitive | Limingan | Liminkojen Liminkain rare | |
partitive | Liminkaa | Liminkoja | |
inessive | Limingassa | Limingoissa | |
elative | Limingasta | Limingoista | |
illative | Liminkaan | Liminkoihin | |
adessive | Limingalla | Limingoilla | |
ablative | Limingalta | Limingoilta | |
allative | Limingalle | Limingoille | |
essive | Liminkana | Liminkoina | |
translative | Limingaksi | Limingoiksi | |
abessive | Limingatta | Limingoitta | |
instructive | — | Limingoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |