lanka
See also: Lanka, länka, and laňka
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lanka, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *langô. Akin to Livonian langa and Veps lang.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈlɑŋkɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
- Syllabification(key): lan‧ka
Noun
lanka
- yarn
- Synonym: naru
- thread (long, thin piece of any material)
- wire (metal formed into a thin, even thread)
- wire (piece of such material)
- strand (of some spices, such as saffron)
- (Internet) thread (series of messages)
- Synonyms: ketju, keskusteluketju, viestiketju
Usage notes
- (internet) Lanka is most often used on imageboards such as Ylilauta.
Declension
| Inflection of lanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lanka | langat | |
| genitive | langan | lankojen | |
| partitive | lankaa | lankoja | |
| illative | lankaan | lankoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lanka | langat | |
| accusative | nom. | lanka | langat |
| gen. | langan | ||
| genitive | langan | lankojen lankainrare | |
| partitive | lankaa | lankoja | |
| inessive | langassa | langoissa | |
| elative | langasta | langoista | |
| illative | lankaan | lankoihin | |
| adessive | langalla | langoilla | |
| ablative | langalta | langoilta | |
| allative | langalle | langoille | |
| essive | lankana | lankoina | |
| translative | langaksi | langoiksi | |
| instructive | — | langoin | |
| abessive | langatta | langoitta | |
| comitative | — | lankoineen | |
| Possessive forms of lanka (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | lankani | lankamme |
| 2nd person | lankasi | lankanne |
| 3rd person | lankansa | |
Derived terms
Derived terms
- langata
- langaton
- langoittaa
- langoittain
- langoitus
- lankainen
- mennä lankaan
Compounds
compounds
- alalanka
- aluslanka
- angoralanka
- ansalanka
- bukleelanka
- elämänlanka
- filamenttilanka
- hammaslanka
- harsimalanka
- harsinlanka
- hehkulanka
- helmilanka
- hitsauslanka
- hopealanka
- johtolanka
- joustolanka
- juoksulanka
- kalalanka
- kalastajalanka
- kamelilanka
- kamelinkarvalanka
- kampalanka
- kampalankakangas
- karhulanka
- karhunlanka
- karstalanka
- karstalankakangas
- karttalanka
- karvalanka
- koristelanka
- kudelanka
- kultalanka
- kumilanka
- kuparilanka
- kurelanka
- langanlaiha
- langanpätkä
- langanpää
- langoitus
- lankajuoksu
- lankakampa
- lankakerä
- lankakone
- lankakori
- lankalasi
- lankalauantai
- lankalaukaisin
- lankalinja
- lankamalli
- lankanaula
- lankapihdit
- lankapuhelin
- lankarulla
- lankasakset
- lankasilmukka
- lankasuora
- lankatupsu
- lankavastus
- lankavatkain
- lankavedin
- lankaverkko
- lankavyyhti
- linjalanka
- loimilanka
- luotilanka
- merinolanka
- merkkauslanka
- metallilanka
- mohairlanka
- moulinélanka
- muliinilanka
- nailonlanka
- neulelanka
- nimikoimislanka
- nukkalanka
- ompelulanka
- parsimalanka
- parsinlanka
- pasmalanka
- paukkulanka
- pellavalanka
- piikkilanka
- poimulanka
- puhelinlanka
- pumpulilanka
- punainen lanka
- purjelanka
- purkulanka
- puuvillalanka
- päätylanka
- rautalanka
- rullalanka
- sekoitelanka
- selkälanka
- silkkilanka
- silmukkalanka
- sukkalanka
- sydänlanka
- sytytyslanka
- sähkölanka
- tehostelanka
- tekstiililanka
- teräslanka
- tulilanka
- urheilulanka
- varmuuslanka
- vastuslanka
- vauvalanka
- villalanka
- virkkauslanka
- virkkuulanka
- ydinlanka
- ylälanka
Anagrams
- kalan, lakan
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lanka. Cognates include Finnish lanka and Estonian lõng.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈɫɑŋk]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈɫɑŋɡ̊ɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
- Hyphenation: lan‧ka
Noun
lanka
- yarn
- Short for rautalanka.
Declension
| Declension of lanka (type 3/kana, nk-ng gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | lanka | langat |
| genitive | langan | lankoin |
| partitive | lankaa | lankoja |
| illative | lankaa | lankoi |
| inessive | langaas | langois |
| elative | langast | langoist |
| allative | langalle | langoille |
| adessive | langaal | langoil |
| ablative | langalt | langoilt |
| translative | langaks | langoiks |
| essive | lankanna, lankaan | lankoinna, lankoin |
| exessive1) | lankant | lankoint |
| 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
- rautalanka
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 247
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankāˀ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ-, the source of Proto-Germanic *lingwą (“heather”).[1][2]
Baltic-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian lankà (“water-meadow, swamp”), Proto-Slavic *lǫka.
Noun
lanka f (4th declension)
- marshy meadow
Declension
Declension of lanka (4th declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | lanka | lankas |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | lanku | lankas |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | lankas | lanku |
| dative (datīvs) | lankai | lankām |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | lanku | lankām |
| locative (lokatīvs) | lankā | lankās |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | lanka | lankas |
References
- Pokorny, Julius (1959) Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1895
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “lingwa”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
Lower Sorbian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlaŋka/
Noun
lanka
- genitive singular of lank
- nominative dual of lank
- accusative dual of lank