lause
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See also: Läuse
Estonian
Etymology
From the verb lausuma. Compare with corresponding Finnish word "lause".
Noun
lause (genitive lause, partitive lauset)
Declension
| Declension of lause (ÕS type 6/mõte, length gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lause | laused | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | lause | ||
| genitive | lausete | ||
| partitive | lauset | lauseid | |
| illative | lausesse | lausetesse lauseisse | |
| inessive | lauses | lausetes lauseis | |
| elative | lausest | lausetest lauseist | |
| allative | lausele | lausetele lauseile | |
| adessive | lausel | lausetel lauseil | |
| ablative | lauselt | lausetelt lauseilt | |
| translative | lauseks | lauseteks lauseiks | |
| terminative | lauseni | lauseteni | |
| essive | lausena | lausetena | |
| abessive | lauseta | lauseteta | |
| comitative | lausega | lausetega | |
Further reading
- “lause”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
- “lause”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
- lause in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
Finnish
Etymology
lausua + -e. First attested in 1845.
Pronunciation
Noun
lause
- (grammar) clause
- (grammar, informal) sentence
- (mathematics) theorem (mathematical statement of some importance that has been proven to be true)
- Pythagoraan lause
- Pythagorean theorem (US) / Pythagoras' theorem (UK)
- (programming) statement
Usage notes
- In common language, the grammar terms lause (“clause”) and virke (“sentence”) are happily confused so that the word lause may refer to either of the two; consequently the word virke is used relatively seldom. In strict grammatical usage, however, the two terms are distinguished.
Declension
| Inflection of lause (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lause | lauseet | ||
| genitive | lauseen | lauseiden lauseitten | ||
| partitive | lausetta | lauseita | ||
| illative | lauseeseen | lauseisiin lauseihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | lause | lauseet | ||
| accusative | nom. | lause | lauseet | |
| gen. | lauseen | |||
| genitive | lauseen | lauseiden lauseitten | ||
| partitive | lausetta | lauseita | ||
| inessive | lauseessa | lauseissa | ||
| elative | lauseesta | lauseista | ||
| illative | lauseeseen | lauseisiin lauseihin | ||
| adessive | lauseella | lauseilla | ||
| ablative | lauseelta | lauseilta | ||
| allative | lauseelle | lauseille | ||
| essive | lauseena | lauseina | ||
| translative | lauseeksi | lauseiksi | ||
| abessive | lauseetta | lauseitta | ||
| instructive | — | lausein | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Synonyms
- (sentence): virke
Derived terms
adjectives
nouns
compounds
- alalause
- alkulause
- alkulukulause
- apulause
- arvolause
- binomilause
- ehtolause
- eksistentiaalilause
- epäluottamuslause
- esimerkkilause
- finaalilause
- hakulause
- huudahduslause
- implisiittifunktiolause
- iskulause
- johtolause
- jälkilause
- kehäkulmalause
- kieltolause
- kiilalause
- korulause
- kosinilause
- kysymyslause
- lauseenjäsen
- lauseenjäsennys
- lauseenlisäke
- lauseenvastike
- lauselogiikka
- lauseoppi
- lausepaino
- lauseparsi
- lauserakenne
- lausetyyppi
- lauseyhteys
- lentävä lause
- loppulause
- luottamuslause
- mainoslause
- mietelause
- mottolause
- muistolause
- myöntölause
- nominaalilause
- omistuslausa
- oppilause
- peruslause
- ponsilause
- predikaattilause
- puoltolause
- Pythagoraan lause
- päälause
- raamatunlause
- relatiivilause
- salalause
- seurauslause
- sinilause
- sivulause
- tangenttilause
- temporaalilause
- tunnuslause
- vaalilause
- vastalause
- voimalause
- väitelause
- väitöslause
- väliarvolause
- välilause
- yhdyslause
Related terms
Further reading
- “lause”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
Anagrams
French
Noun
lause f (plural lauses)
- Alternative spelling of lauze
Further reading
- “lause”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
lause