Uncertain. Possibly cognate with Karelian liehu, in which case the word could be related to liehua in the sense of "moving, unstable ground".
lieju
| Inflection of lieju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lieju | liejut | |
| genitive | liejun | liejujen | |
| partitive | liejua | liejuja | |
| illative | liejuun | liejuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lieju | liejut | |
| accusative | nom. | lieju | liejut |
| gen. | liejun | ||
| genitive | liejun | liejujen | |
| partitive | liejua | liejuja | |
| inessive | liejussa | liejuissa | |
| elative | liejusta | liejuista | |
| illative | liejuun | liejuihin | |
| adessive | liejulla | liejuilla | |
| ablative | liejulta | liejuilta | |
| allative | liejulle | liejuille | |
| essive | liejuna | liejuina | |
| translative | liejuksi | liejuiksi | |
| abessive | liejutta | liejuitta | |
| instructive | — | liejuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||