-lane
See also: lane, Lane, låne, and łáne
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *-lainen. Cognate with Finnish -lainen. Attested since at least 1632, when wainlasset (modern vaenlast) is found in a fragmentary Bible (Matthew 22.44).
Suffix
-lane (genitive -lase, partitive -last)
- Derives nouns from places for a person originating from that place.
- Eesti "Estonia" → eestlane "Estonian"
- välismaa "foreign country" → välismaalane "foreigner"
- New York → newyorklane "New Yorker"
- Derives nouns from other nouns indicating a member or follower of a group related to the base noun.
- Kristus "Christ" → kristlane "Christian"
- Derives nouns for occupations related to the base word.
- ajalugu "history" → ajaloolane "historian"
- õppima "to study" → õpilane "student"
- Derives nouns for a person (or other entity) according to some other characteristic.
- vaen "hostility" → vaenlane "enemy"
- kange "tough" → kangelane "hero"
- mesi "honey" → mesilane "bee"
Usage notes
In older texts (from the 1600s and 1700s), the partitive is often spelt -lasset, -laset or -lased.
Declension
Inflection of -lane (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | -lane | -lased |
| accusative | -lase | -lased |
| genitive | -lase | -laste |
| partitive | -last | -lasi |
| illative | -lasse -lasesse | -lastesse -lasisse |
| inessive | -lases | -lastes -lasis |
| elative | -lasest | -lastest -lasist |
| allative | -lasele | -lastele -lasile |
| adessive | -lasel | -lastel -lasil |
| ablative | -laselt | -lastelt -lasilt |
| translative | -laseks | -lasteks -lasiks |
| terminative | -laseni | -lasteni |
| essive | -lasena | -lastena |
| abessive | -laseta | -lasteta |
| comitative | -lasega | -lastega |
Derived terms
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