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Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/laiha
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Proto-Finnic
Etymology
From earlier *lajša, borrowed from Baltic *laisa-, whence Lithuanian liesas, Latvian liess.
Adjective
*laiha
- lean, thin
Inflection
Inflection of *laiha
| singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | *laiha | *laihat | |
| accusative | *laihan | *laihat | |
| genitive | *laihan | *laihaden *laihoiden | |
| partitive | *laihada | *laihoida | |
| inessive | *laihassa | *laihoissa | |
| elative | *laihasta | *laihoista | |
| illative | *laihahen | *laihoihen | |
| adessive | *laihalla | *laihoilla | |
| ablative | *laihalta | *laihoilta | |
| allative | *laihalek | *laihoilek | |
| essive | *laihana | *laihoina | |
| translative | *laihaksi | *laihoiksi | |
| instructive | *laihan | *laihoin | |
| comitative | *laihanek | *laihoinek | |
| abessive | *laihakta | *laihoikta | |
Descendants
- Estonian: lahja
- Finnish: laiha
- Ingrian: laiha
- Karelian: laiha
- Livonian: lajā
- Livvi: laihu
- Ludian: laih
- Veps: laih
- Võro: laih
- Votic: laiha, laha
- → Proto-Samic: *lāššē
Further reading
- lahja in Metsmägi, Iris; Sedrik, Meeli; Soosaar, Sven-Erik (2012), Eesti etümoloogiasõnaraamat, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Instituut, →ISBN