läns
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "lans"
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *länci. Cognates include Finnish länsi and Estonian lääs.
Pronunciation
Noun
läns
Declension
| Declension of läns (type 5/vesi, nt-nn gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | läns | lännet |
| genitive | lännen | länsiin, länsilöin |
| partitive | länttä | länsiä, länsilöjä |
| illative | läntee | länsii, länsilöihe |
| inessive | lännees | länsiis, länsilöis |
| elative | lännest | länsist, länsilöist |
| allative | lännelle | länsille, länsilöille |
| adessive | länneel | länsiil, länsilöil |
| ablative | lännelt | länsilt, länsilöilt |
| translative | länneks | länsiks, länsilöiks |
| essive | länteennä, länteen | länsiinnä, länsilöinnä, länsiin, länsilöin |
| exessive1) | läntent | länsint, länsilöint |
| 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. | ||
Coordinate terms
- (compass points)
| länspohja (loovve) |
pohja (pohjain) |
itäpohja (koilliin) |
| läns | 
|
itä |
| länsilounat (etelä) |
lounat | itälounat (kakko) |
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 285
Swedish
Adjective
läns
See also
Noun
läns
- (uncountable) a following wind, running downwind, running before the wind, sailing with the wind from straight behind
- a boom, a floating barrier for oil spill containment
- indefinite genitive singular of län
- indefinite genitive plural of län
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | läns | läns |
| definite | länsen | länsens | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | läns | läns |
| definite | länsen | länsens | |
| plural | indefinite | länsar | länsars |
| definite | länsarna | länsarnas |
Further reading
- läns in Svensk ordbok.
Volapük
Noun
läns