leski

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Estonian

Noun

leski

  1. partitive plural of lesk

Finnish

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Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leski, of unknown further origin. A cognate of Estonian lesk.

Pronunciation

Noun

leski

  1. widow (female), widower (male)

Declension

Inflection of leski (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
nominative leski lesket
genitive lesken leskien
partitive leskeä leskiä
illative leskeen leskiin
singular plural
nominative leski lesket
accusative nom. leski lesket
gen. lesken
genitive lesken leskien
partitive leskeä leskiä
inessive leskessä leskissä
elative leskestä leskistä
illative leskeen leskiin
adessive leskellä leskillä
ablative leskeltä leskiltä
allative leskelle leskille
essive leskenä leskinä
translative leskeksi leskiksi
abessive leskettä leskittä
instructive leskin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of leski (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leskeni leskeni
accusative nom. leskeni leskeni
gen. leskeni
genitive leskeni leskieni
partitive leskeäni leskiäni
inessive leskessäni leskissäni
elative leskestäni leskistäni
illative leskeeni leskiini
adessive leskelläni leskilläni
ablative leskeltäni leskiltäni
allative leskelleni leskilleni
essive leskenäni leskinäni
translative leskekseni leskikseni
abessive leskettäni leskittäni
instructive
comitative leskineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative leskesi leskesi
accusative nom. leskesi leskesi
gen. leskesi
genitive leskesi leskiesi
partitive leskeäsi leskiäsi
inessive leskessäsi leskissäsi
elative leskestäsi leskistäsi
illative leskeesi leskiisi
adessive leskelläsi leskilläsi
ablative leskeltäsi leskiltäsi
allative leskellesi leskillesi
essive leskenäsi leskinäsi
translative leskeksesi leskiksesi
abessive leskettäsi leskittäsi
instructive
comitative leskinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leskemme leskemme
accusative nom. leskemme leskemme
gen. leskemme
genitive leskemme leskiemme
partitive leskeämme leskiämme
inessive leskessämme leskissämme
elative leskestämme leskistämme
illative leskeemme leskiimme
adessive leskellämme leskillämme
ablative leskeltämme leskiltämme
allative leskellemme leskillemme
essive leskenämme leskinämme
translative leskeksemme leskiksemme
abessive leskettämme leskittämme
instructive
comitative leskinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative leskenne leskenne
accusative nom. leskenne leskenne
gen. leskenne
genitive leskenne leskienne
partitive leskeänne leskiänne
inessive leskessänne leskissänne
elative leskestänne leskistänne
illative leskeenne leskiinne
adessive leskellänne leskillänne
ablative leskeltänne leskiltänne
allative leskellenne leskillenne
essive leskenänne leskinänne
translative leskeksenne leskiksenne
abessive leskettänne leskittänne
instructive
comitative leskinenne

Derived terms

compounds

References

  • Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

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Anagrams

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leski. Cognates include Finnish leski and Estonian lesk.

Pronunciation

Noun

leski

  1. widow, widower

Adjective

leski (not comparable)

  1. widowed

Declension

Declension of leski (type 5/lehti, k- gradation)
singular plural
nominative leski leset
genitive lesen leskiin, leskilöin
partitive leskiä leskijä, leskilöjä
illative leskee leskii, leskilöihe
inessive leses lesis, leskilöis
elative lesest lesist, leskilöist
allative leselle lesille, leskilöille
adessive lesel lesil, leskilöil
ablative leselt lesilt, leskilöilt
translative leseks lesiks, leskilöiks
essive leskennä, leskeen leskinnä, leskilöinnä, leskiin, leskilöin
exessive1) leskent leskint, leskilöint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Hyponyms

Derived terms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 261

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *leski, further origin unknown. A cognate of Estonian lesk.

Noun

leski (genitive , partitive )

  1. widow, widower

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

leski

  1. dative/locative singular of leska

Slovene

Noun

leski

  1. inflection of leska:
    1. dative/locative singular
    2. nominative/accusative dual