leski
Finnish
(index le)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *leski, further origin unknown. A cognate of Estonian lesk.
Noun
leski
- widow (female), widower (male)
Declension
| Inflection of leski (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | leski | lesket | |
| genitive | lesken | leskien | |
| partitive | leskeä | leskiä | |
| illative | leskeen | leskiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | leski | lesket | |
| accusative | nom. | leski | lesket |
| gen. | lesken | ||
| genitive | lesken | leskien | |
| partitive | leskeä | leskiä | |
| inessive | leskessä | leskissä | |
| elative | leskestä | leskistä | |
| illative | leskeen | leskiin | |
| adessive | leskellä | leskillä | |
| ablative | leskeltä | leskiltä | |
| allative | leskelle | leskille | |
| essive | leskenä | leskinä | |
| translative | leskeksi | leskiksi | |
| instructive | — | leskin | |
| abessive | leskettä | leskittä | |
| comitative | — | leskineen | |
Derived terms
- lesken osuus
- leskeys
- leskeytyä
Compounds
compounds
- avoleski
- inttileski
- kesäleski
- leskeneläke
- leskenlehti
- leskiherra
- leskikuningatar
- leskimies
- leskinainen
- leskirouva
- leskivaimo
- leskiäiti
- miesleski
- mustaleski
- naisleski
- sotaleski
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004-2005). Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja. Juva: WSOY. →ISBN.
Karelian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *leski, further origin unknown. A cognate of Estonian lesk.
Noun
leski (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- widow, widower