Laina
See also: laina
Finnish
Etymology
From laina "loan", with the philosophy that children are but a loan to their parents, and because the word is shaped like a female name.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑi̯nɑ/
- Hyphenation: Lai‧na
Proper noun
Laina
- A female given name.
Declension
| Inflection of Laina (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Laina | Lainat | |
| genitive | Lainan | Lainojen | |
| partitive | Lainaa | Lainoja | |
| illative | Lainaan | Lainoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Laina | Lainat | |
| accusative | nom. | Laina | Lainat |
| gen. | Lainan | ||
| genitive | Lainan | Lainojen Lainainrare | |
| partitive | Lainaa | Lainoja | |
| inessive | Lainassa | Lainoissa | |
| elative | Lainasta | Lainoista | |
| illative | Lainaan | Lainoihin | |
| adessive | Lainalla | Lainoilla | |
| ablative | Lainalta | Lainoilta | |
| allative | Lainalle | Lainoille | |
| essive | Lainana | Lainoina | |
| translative | Lainaksi | Lainoiksi | |
| instructive | — | Lainoin | |
| abessive | Lainatta | Lainoitta | |
| comitative | — | Lainoineen | |
Anagrams
- Alina, alain, naali