lainasana

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Finnish

Etymology

laina (loan) +‎ sana (word), probably a calque of German Lehnwort. Coined by Finnish linguist and author Reinhold von Becker in 1820.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯nɑˌsɑnɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): lai‧na‧sa‧na

Noun

lainasana

  1. (linguistics) loanword, borrowing

Declension

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
lainasanain rare
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.
Possessive forms of lainasana (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

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