laika

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See also: Laika and laikā

English

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Etymology

From Russian ла́йка (lájka, “laika”, literally “barker”).

Noun

laika (plural laikas)

  1. A type of hunting dog from Russia.
    • 1957, The New Yorker, volume 33, page 54:
      Q—The Russians picked a laika to occupy the space capsule. Do you think a dachshund would have been a wiser choice?
    • 2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 287:
      Indeed, they have been hybridising for a very long time, as is evidenced by the laika, a wolf-like dog that even today accompanies various Siberian peoples.

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Adjective

laika (accusative singular laikan, plural laikaj, accusative plural laikajn)

  1. lay

Finnish

Etymology

From Russian лайка (lajka).

Pronunciation

Noun

laika

  1. laika (dog breed)

Declension

Inflection of laika (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative laika laikat
genitive laikan laikojen
partitive laikaa laikoja
illative laikaan laikoihin
singular plural
nominative laika laikat
accusative nom. laika laikat
gen. laikan
genitive laikan laikojen
laikain rare
partitive laikaa laikoja
inessive laikassa laikoissa
elative laikasta laikoista
illative laikaan laikoihin
adessive laikalla laikoilla
ablative laikalta laikoilta
allative laikalle laikoille
essive laikana laikoina
translative laikaksi laikoiksi
abessive laikatta laikoitta
instructive — laikoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of laika (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative laikani laikani
accusative nom. laikani laikani
gen. laikani
genitive laikani laikojeni
laikaini rare
partitive laikaani laikojani
inessive laikassani laikoissani
elative laikastani laikoistani
illative laikaani laikoihini
adessive laikallani laikoillani
ablative laikaltani laikoiltani
allative laikalleni laikoilleni
essive laikanani laikoinani
translative laikakseni laikoikseni
abessive laikattani laikoittani
instructive — —
comitative — laikoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative laikasi laikasi
accusative nom. laikasi laikasi
gen. laikasi
genitive laikasi laikojesi
laikaisi rare
partitive laikaasi laikojasi
inessive laikassasi laikoissasi
elative laikastasi laikoistasi
illative laikaasi laikoihisi
adessive laikallasi laikoillasi
ablative laikaltasi laikoiltasi
allative laikallesi laikoillesi
essive laikanasi laikoinasi
translative laikaksesi laikoiksesi
abessive laikattasi laikoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — laikoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative laikamme laikamme
accusative nom. laikamme laikamme
gen. laikamme
genitive laikamme laikojemme
laikaimme rare
partitive laikaamme laikojamme
inessive laikassamme laikoissamme
elative laikastamme laikoistamme
illative laikaamme laikoihimme
adessive laikallamme laikoillamme
ablative laikaltamme laikoiltamme
allative laikallemme laikoillemme
essive laikanamme laikoinamme
translative laikaksemme laikoiksemme
abessive laikattamme laikoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — laikoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative laikanne laikanne
accusative nom. laikanne laikanne
gen. laikanne
genitive laikanne laikojenne
laikainne rare
partitive laikaanne laikojanne
inessive laikassanne laikoissanne
elative laikastanne laikoistanne
illative laikaanne laikoihinne
adessive laikallanne laikoillanne
ablative laikaltanne laikoiltanne
allative laikallenne laikoillenne
essive laikananne laikoinanne
translative laikaksenne laikoiksenne
abessive laikattanne laikoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — laikoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative laikansa laikansa
accusative nom. laikansa laikansa
gen. laikansa
genitive laikansa laikojensa
laikainsa rare
partitive laikaansa laikojaan
laikojansa
inessive laikassaan
laikassansa 		laikoissaan
laikoissansa
elative laikastaan
laikastansa 		laikoistaan
laikoistansa
illative laikaansa laikoihinsa
adessive laikallaan
laikallansa 		laikoillaan
laikoillansa
ablative laikaltaan
laikaltansa 		laikoiltaan
laikoiltansa
allative laikalleen
laikallensa 		laikoilleen
laikoillensa
essive laikanaan
laikanansa 		laikoinaan
laikoinansa
translative laikakseen
laikaksensa 		laikoikseen
laikoiksensa
abessive laikattaan
laikattansa 		laikoittaan
laikoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — laikoineen
laikoinensa

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Jingpho

Noun

laika

  1. book

Derived terms

Latvian

Noun

laika m

  1. genitive singular of laiks

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laˈi.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ika
  • Syllabification: la‧i‧ka

Noun

laika

  1. genitive singular of laik
  2. accusative singular of laik

Spanish

Noun

laika m (plural laikas)

  1. laika (dog breed)
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