linna
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Linna.
See also: Linna
Estonian
Noun
linna
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *litna.
Pronunciation
Noun
linna
- castle (fortified building)
- (colloquial) prison, jail, slammer
- (informal, chiefly in locational cases) Synonym of Linnan juhlat.
Usage notes
Also used as a suffix in the formation of town names.
Declension
| Inflection of linna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | linna | linnat | ||
| genitive | linnan | linnojen | ||
| partitive | linnaa | linnoja | ||
| illative | linnaan | linnoihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | linna | linnat | ||
| accusative | nom. | linna | linnat | |
| gen. | linnan | |||
| genitive | linnan | linnojen linnainrare | ||
| partitive | linnaa | linnoja | ||
| inessive | linnassa | linnoissa | ||
| elative | linnasta | linnoista | ||
| illative | linnaan | linnoihin | ||
| adessive | linnalla | linnoilla | ||
| ablative | linnalta | linnoilta | ||
| allative | linnalle | linnoille | ||
| essive | linnana | linnoina | ||
| translative | linnaksi | linnoiksi | ||
| abessive | linnatta | linnoitta | ||
| instructive | — | linnoin | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
Derived terms
- Ankkalinna
- hiekkalinna
- huvilinna
- Hämeenlinna
- Iivananlinna
- kauhulinna
- kruunulinna
- kummituslinna
- kuninkaanlinna
- laiskanlinna
- Linnainen
- Linnainmaa
- linnake
- linnakundi
- Linnala
- linnaleiri
- linnalääni
- linnamäki
- Linnamäki
- Linnanen
- linnanherra
- linnanjuhlat
- linnankirkko
- linnanmuuri
- Linnanmäki
- linnanneito
- linnanpaikka
- linnanpiha
- linnanportti
- linnanrauniot
- linnanrouva
- linnansali
- linnanvouti
- linnarauha
- linnareissu
- Linnavuori
- linnavuori
- linnoittaa
- lippulinna
- lumilinna
- maurilaislinna
- muinaislinna
- Nevanlinna
- Paasilinna
- pakolinna
- pilvilinna
- pomppulinna
- presidentinlinna
- Pähkinälinna
- rauniolinna
- ritarilinna
- sarvilinna
- Sarvilinna
- Savonlinna
- Suomenlinna
- Ullanlinna
- Väinänlinna
- Äänislinna
Further reading
- “linna”, 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 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse linna, from Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to move aside, swerve from, cease”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to avoid, elude, decline, shrink away from, recede”). Cognate with English dialectal lin.
Pronunciation
Verb
linna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative linnti, supine linnt)
- (intransitive or impersonal) to stop, to abate
Conjugation
linna — active voice (germynd)
| infinitive (nafnháttur) |
að linna | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| supine (sagnbót) |
linnt | ||||
| present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar) |
linnandi | ||||
| indicative (framsöguháttur) |
subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur) | ||||
| present (nútíð) |
ég linni | við linnum | present (nútíð) |
ég linni | við linnum |
| þú linnir | þið linnið | þú linnir | þið linnið | ||
| hann, hún, það linnir | þeir, þær, þau linna | hann, hún, það linni | þeir, þær, þau linni | ||
| past (þátíð) |
ég linnti | við linntum | past (þátíð) |
ég linnti | við linntum |
| þú linntir | þið linntuð | þú linntir | þið linntuð | ||
| hann, hún, það linnti | þeir, þær, þau linntu | hann, hún, það linnti | þeir, þær, þau linntu | ||
| imperative (boðháttur) |
linn (þú) | linnið (þið) | |||
| Forms with appended personal pronoun | |||||
| linntu | linniði * | ||||
| * Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred. | |||||
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, castle”). Cognates include Finnish linna (“castle”) and Estonian linn (“city”).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlinːɑ/,
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlʲinːɑ/,
- Rhymes: -inː, -inːɑ
- Hyphenation: lin‧na
Noun
linna
- town, city
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:
- Seel kasvaat meijen linnat nooret.
- There our young cities grow.
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
- Möö tovarişşanka jo aikaa laatisimma pioneeroille, kummat seisoit laageriis ei etähääl meijen linnast.
- For a long time, a comrade and I wanted to go to the pioneers, that were camping not far from our city.
Declension
| Declension of linna (type 3/kana, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | linna | linnat |
| genitive | linnan | linnoin |
| partitive | linnaa | linnoja |
| illative | linnaa | linnoi |
| inessive | linnaas | linnois |
| elative | linnast | linnoist |
| allative | linnalle | linnoille |
| adessive | linnaal | linnoil |
| ablative | linnalt | linnoilt |
| translative | linnaks | linnoiks |
| essive | linnanna, linnaan | linnoinna, linnoin |
| exessive1) | linnant | linnoint |
| 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. | ||
Derived terms
References
- V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 14
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 267
- Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку, →ISBN, page 72
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, castle”). Cognates include Finnish linna (“castle”) and Estonian linn (“city”).
Noun
linna
Latin
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
linna f (genitive linnae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | linna | linnae |
| Genitive | linnae | linnārum |
| Dative | linnae | linnīs |
| Accusative | linnam | linnās |
| Ablative | linnā | linnīs |
| Vocative | linna | linnae |
References
- linna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Old Norse
Noun
linna
Sardinian
Etymology
From Latin ligna, plural of lignum, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-no- (“that which is collected”), from *leǵ-.
Pronunciation
Noun
linna m (plural linnas)