litania

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See also: litanią

Finnish

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlitɑniɑ/,
  • Rhymes: -iɑ
  • Syllabification(key): li‧ta‧ni‧a

Noun

litania

  1. litany

Declension

Inflection of litania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative litania litaniat
genitive litanian litanioiden
litanioitten
partitive litaniaa litanioita
illative litaniaan litanioihin
singular plural
nominative litania litaniat
accusative nom. litania litaniat
gen. litanian
genitive litanian litanioiden
litanioitten
litaniain rare
partitive litaniaa litanioita
inessive litaniassa litanioissa
elative litaniasta litanioista
illative litaniaan litanioihin
adessive litanialla litanioilla
ablative litanialta litanioilta
allative litanialle litanioille
essive litaniana litanioina
translative litaniaksi litanioiksi
abessive litaniatta litanioitta
instructive litanioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of litania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative litaniani litaniani
accusative nom. litaniani litaniani
gen. litaniani
genitive litaniani litanioideni
litanioitteni
litaniaini rare
partitive litaniaani litanioitani
inessive litaniassani litanioissani
elative litaniastani litanioistani
illative litaniaani litanioihini
adessive litaniallani litanioillani
ablative litanialtani litanioiltani
allative litanialleni litanioilleni
essive litanianani litanioinani
translative litaniakseni litanioikseni
abessive litaniattani litanioittani
instructive
comitative litanioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative litaniasi litaniasi
accusative nom. litaniasi litaniasi
gen. litaniasi
genitive litaniasi litanioidesi
litanioittesi
litaniaisi rare
partitive litaniaasi litanioitasi
inessive litaniassasi litanioissasi
elative litaniastasi litanioistasi
illative litaniaasi litanioihisi
adessive litaniallasi litanioillasi
ablative litanialtasi litanioiltasi
allative litaniallesi litanioillesi
essive litanianasi litanioinasi
translative litaniaksesi litanioiksesi
abessive litaniattasi litanioittasi
instructive
comitative litanioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative litaniamme litaniamme
accusative nom. litaniamme litaniamme
gen. litaniamme
genitive litaniamme litanioidemme
litanioittemme
litaniaimme rare
partitive litaniaamme litanioitamme
inessive litaniassamme litanioissamme
elative litaniastamme litanioistamme
illative litaniaamme litanioihimme
adessive litaniallamme litanioillamme
ablative litanialtamme litanioiltamme
allative litaniallemme litanioillemme
essive litanianamme litanioinamme
translative litaniaksemme litanioiksemme
abessive litaniattamme litanioittamme
instructive
comitative litanioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative litanianne litanianne
accusative nom. litanianne litanianne
gen. litanianne
genitive litanianne litanioidenne
litanioittenne
litaniainne rare
partitive litaniaanne litanioitanne
inessive litaniassanne litanioissanne
elative litaniastanne litanioistanne
illative litaniaanne litanioihinne
adessive litaniallanne litanioillanne
ablative litanialtanne litanioiltanne
allative litaniallenne litanioillenne
essive litaniananne litanioinanne
translative litaniaksenne litanioiksenne
abessive litaniattanne litanioittanne
instructive
comitative litanioinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative litaniansa litaniansa
accusative nom. litaniansa litaniansa
gen. litaniansa
genitive litaniansa litanioidensa
litanioittensa
litaniainsa rare
partitive litaniaansa litanioitaan
litanioitansa
inessive litaniassaan
litaniassansa
litanioissaan
litanioissansa
elative litaniastaan
litaniastansa
litanioistaan
litanioistansa
illative litaniaansa litanioihinsa
adessive litaniallaan
litaniallansa
litanioillaan
litanioillansa
ablative litanialtaan
litanialtansa
litanioiltaan
litanioiltansa
allative litanialleen
litaniallensa
litanioilleen
litanioillensa
essive litanianaan
litanianansa
litanioinaan
litanioinansa
translative litaniakseen
litaniaksensa
litanioikseen
litanioiksensa
abessive litaniattaan
litaniattansa
litanioittaan
litanioittansa
instructive
comitative litanioineen
litanioinensa

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, prayer), from λιτή (litḗ, prayer, entreaty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.taˈni.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: li‧ta‧nì‧a

Noun

litania f (plural litanie)

  1. litany
  2. string (of names etc.)

Anagrams

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin litania, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, prayer), from λιτή (litḗ, prayer, entreaty).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /liˈtaɲ.ja/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɲja
  • Syllabification: li‧tan‧ia

Noun

litania f

  1. litany (ritual liturgical prayer in which a series of prayers recited by a leader are alternated with responses from the congregation)
  2. (figuratively) litany (prolonged or tedious list)

Declension

Further reading

  • litania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • litania in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: li‧ta‧ni‧a

Noun

litania f (plural litanias)

  1. (religion) litany (prayers recited by a leader alternated with responses from the congregation)
    Synonym: ladainha

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin litania, letania, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía).

Noun

litania c

  1. litany

Declension

Declension of litania 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative litania litanian litanior litaniorna
Genitive litanias litanians litaniors litaniornas

Further reading