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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From earlier *lajša, borrowed from Proto-Baltic *laisa- (whence Latvian liess, Lithuanian liesas).
Adjective
*laiha
- lean, thin
Inflection
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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*laiha
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*laihat
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accusative
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*laihan
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*laihat
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genitive
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*laihan
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*laihadën *laihoidën
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partitive
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*laihada
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*laihoida
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inessive
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*laihassa *laihahna
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*laihoissa *laihoihna
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elative
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*laihasta
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*laihoista
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illative
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*laihahën
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*laihoihën
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adessive
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*laihalla
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*laihoilla
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ablative
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*laihalta
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*laihoilta
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allative
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*laihalën *laihalëk
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*laihoilën *laihoilëk
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essive
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*laihana
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*laihoina
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translative
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*laihaksi
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*laihoiksi
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instructive
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*laihan
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*laihoin
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comitative
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*laihanëk
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*laihoinëk
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abessive
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*laihatta
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*laihoitta
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Descendants
Further reading
- “lahja”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012