lelu
Finnish
Etymology
Originally childish; probably related to lelliä.[1] First used in a literary work by Abraham Poppius in 1820. Akin to Ingrian lilla, Karelian lilu and Votic lello.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlelu/, [ˈle̞lu]
- Rhymes: -elu
- Syllabification(key): le‧lu
Noun
lelu
- toy
Declension
| Inflection of lelu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lelu | lelut | |
| genitive | lelun | lelujen | |
| partitive | lelua | leluja | |
| illative | leluun | leluihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lelu | lelut | |
| accusative | nom. | lelu | lelut |
| gen. | lelun | ||
| genitive | lelun | lelujen | |
| partitive | lelua | leluja | |
| inessive | lelussa | leluissa | |
| elative | lelusta | leluista | |
| illative | leluun | leluihin | |
| adessive | lelulla | leluilla | |
| ablative | lelulta | leluilta | |
| allative | lelulle | leluille | |
| essive | leluna | leluina | |
| translative | leluksi | leluiksi | |
| instructive | — | leluin | |
| abessive | lelutta | leluitta | |
| comitative | — | leluineen | |
| Possessive forms of lelu (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | leluni | lelumme |
| 2nd person | lelusi | lelunne |
| 3rd person | lelunsa | |
Synonyms
- leikkikalu
Compounds
compounds
- lelukauppa
- leluosasto
- leluteollisuus
- muovilelu
- pehmolelu
- pulmalelu
- purulelu
- sotalelu
- stressilelu
- tarttumislelu
- unilelu
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
Yosondúa Mixtec
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish cordero.
Noun
lelu
- lamb
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish sombrero.
Noun
lelu
- hat
References
- Beaty de Farris, Kathryn; et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46) (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 45