laina (“loan”) + sana (“word”), probably a calque of German Lehnwort. Coined by Finnish linguist and author Reinhold von Becker in 1820.
lainasana
| Inflection of lainasana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lainasana | lainasanat | ||
| genitive | lainasanan | lainasanojen | ||
| partitive | lainasanaa | lainasanoja | ||
| illative | lainasanaan | lainasanoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | lainasana | lainasanat | ||
| accusative | nom. | lainasana | lainasanat | |
| gen. | lainasanan | |||
| genitive | lainasanan | lainasanojen lainasanainrare | ||
| partitive | lainasanaa | lainasanoja | ||
| inessive | lainasanassa | lainasanoissa | ||
| elative | lainasanasta | lainasanoista | ||
| illative | lainasanaan | lainasanoihin | ||
| adessive | lainasanalla | lainasanoilla | ||
| ablative | lainasanalta | lainasanoilta | ||
| allative | lainasanalle | lainasanoille | ||
| essive | lainasanana | lainasanoina | ||
| translative | lainasanaksi | lainasanoiksi | ||
| abessive | lainasanatta | lainasanoitta | ||
| instructive | — | lainasanoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||