From Proto-Finnic *lëëko, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *lēgō. Doublet of laho and lieka.
lieko
Some species in the family Selaginellaceae have "clubmoss" in their common name, but botanically they belong to spikemosses.
| Inflection of lieko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lieko | lieot | |
| genitive | lieon | liekojen | |
| partitive | liekoa | liekoja | |
| illative | liekoon | liekoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lieko | lieot | |
| accusative | nom. | lieko | lieot |
| gen. | lieon | ||
| genitive | lieon | liekojen | |
| partitive | liekoa | liekoja | |
| inessive | lieossa | lieoissa | |
| elative | lieosta | lieoista | |
| illative | liekoon | liekoihin | |
| adessive | lieolla | lieoilla | |
| ablative | lieolta | lieoilta | |
| allative | lieolle | lieoille | |
| essive | liekona | liekoina | |
| translative | lieoksi | lieoiksi | |
| abessive | lieotta | lieoitta | |
| instructive | — | lieoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||