litania
Finnish
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlitɑniɑ/, [ˈlit̪ɑˌniɑ]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): li‧ta‧ni‧a
Noun
litania
- litany
Declension
| Inflection of litania (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | litania | litaniat | |
| genitive | litanian | litanioiden litanioitten | |
| partitive | litaniaa | litanioita | |
| illative | litaniaan | litanioihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | litania | litaniat | |
| accusative | nom. | litania | litaniat |
| gen. | litanian | ||
| genitive | litanian | litanioiden litanioitten litaniainrare | |
| partitive | litaniaa | litanioita | |
| inessive | litaniassa | litanioissa | |
| elative | litaniasta | litanioista | |
| illative | litaniaan | litanioihin | |
| adessive | litanialla | litanioilla | |
| ablative | litanialta | litanioilta | |
| allative | litanialle | litanioille | |
| essive | litaniana | litanioina | |
| translative | litaniaksi | litanioiksi | |
| instructive | — | litanioin | |
| abessive | litaniatta | litanioitta | |
| comitative | — | litanioineen | |
| Possessive forms of litania (type kulkija) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | litaniani | litaniamme |
| 2nd person | litaniasi | litanianne |
| 3rd person | litaniansa | |
Anagrams
- Italian, italian, laitain, liaanit
Italian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”), from λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /li.taˈni.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: li‧ta‧nì‧a
Noun
litania f (plural litanie)
- litany
- string (of names etc.)
Related terms
- litaniare
- litanico
Anagrams
- Taliani, ailanti, alianti, analiti, inalati
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin litania, from Ancient Greek λιτανεία (litaneía, “prayer”), from λιτή (litḗ, “prayer, entreaty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /liˈtaɲ.ja/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɲja
- Syllabification: li‧tan‧ia
Noun
litania f
- litany
Declension
Declension of litania
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | litania | litanie |
| genitive | litanii | litanii/litanij (archaic) |
| dative | litanii | litaniom |
| accusative | litanię | litanie |
| instrumental | litanią | litaniami |
| locative | litanii | litaniach |
| vocative | litanio | litanie |
Further reading
- litania in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- litania in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Portuguese
Noun
litania f (plural litanias)
- (religion) litany (prayers recited by a leader alternated with responses from the congregation)
- Synonym: ladainha
Swedish
Noun
litania c
- litany
Declension
| Declension of litania | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | litania | litanian | litanior | litaniorna |
| Genitive | litanias | litanians | litaniors | litaniornas |