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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
Unclear. Likely akin to Latvian laĩsks (“lazy”), though the direction of the borrowing is unclear.
Adjective
*laiska
- lazy
Inflection
Inflection of *laiska
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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*laiska
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*laiskat
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accusative
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*laiskan
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*laiskat
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genitive
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*laiskan
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*laiskadën *laiskoidën
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partitive
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*laiskada
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*laiskoida
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inessive
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*laiskassa *laiskahna
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*laiskoissa *laiskoihna
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elative
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*laiskasta
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*laiskoista
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illative
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*laiskahën
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*laiskoihën
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adessive
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*laiskalla
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*laiskoilla
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ablative
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*laiskalta
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*laiskoilta
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allative
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*laiskalën *laiskalëk
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*laiskoilën *laiskoilëk
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essive
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*laiskana
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*laiskoina
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translative
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*laiskaksi
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*laiskoiksi
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instructive
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*laiskan
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*laiskoin
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comitative
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*laiskanëk
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*laiskoinëk
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abessive
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*laiskatta
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*laiskoitta
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Descendants
Further reading
- “laisk”, in Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat [Estonian Etymological Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2012