lieju
Finnish
editEtymology
editUncertain. Possibly cognate with Karelian liehu, in which case the word could be related to liehua in the sense of "moving, unstable ground".
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlieju
Declension
editInflection of lieju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | lieju | liejut | |
genitive | liejun | liejujen | |
partitive | liejua | liejuja | |
illative | liejuun | liejuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | lieju | liejut | |
accusative | nom. | lieju | liejut |
gen. | liejun | ||
genitive | liejun | liejujen | |
partitive | liejua | liejuja | |
inessive | liejussa | liejuissa | |
elative | liejusta | liejuista | |
illative | liejuun | liejuihin | |
adessive | liejulla | liejuilla | |
ablative | liejulta | liejuilta | |
allative | liejulle | liejuille | |
essive | liejuna | liejuina | |
translative | liejuksi | liejuiksi | |
abessive | liejutta | liejuitta | |
instructive | — | liejuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “lieju”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02