Laukaa

Finnish

Etymology

From the strong grade form (oblique stem) of lauas (“stream pool”). In the case of the town in Central Finland, the term refers to the body of water (Koivulahti) between the lakes Saraavesi and Kuusvesi, which was an important route for boats. While the name of the town and river in Russia derive from the same word, there is no direct connection between the two.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯kɑː/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯kɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑukɑː
• Syllabification^(key): Lau‧kaa

Proper noun

Laukaa

1. A municipality of Central Finland.
2. Luga (a town in Leningrad Oblast, Russia)
3. Synonym of Laukaanjoki (“River Luga”)

Declension

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Laukaa" is Laukaassa.

Inflection of Laukaa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
nominative		Laukaa	—
genitive		Laukaan	—
partitive		Laukaata	—
illative		Laukaahan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Laukaa	—
accusative	nom.	Laukaa	—
	gen.	Laukaan
genitive		Laukaan	—
partitive		Laukaata	—
inessive		Laukaassa	—
elative		Laukaasta	—
illative		Laukaahan	—
adessive		Laukaalla	—
ablative		Laukaalta	—
allative		Laukaalle	—
essive		Laukaana	—
translative		Laukaaksi	—
abessive		Laukaatta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Laukaa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Laukaani — accusative nom. Laukaani — gen. Laukaani genitive Laukaani — partitive Laukaatani — inessive Laukaassani — elative Laukaastani — illative Laukaahani — adessive Laukaallani — ablative Laukaaltani — allative Laukaalleni — essive Laukaanani — translative Laukaakseni — abessive Laukaattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Laukaasi — accusative nom. Laukaasi — gen. Laukaasi genitive Laukaasi — partitive Laukaatasi — inessive Laukaassasi — elative Laukaastasi — illative Laukaahasi — adessive Laukaallasi — ablative Laukaaltasi — allative Laukaallesi — essive Laukaanasi — translative Laukaaksesi — abessive Laukaattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Laukaamme — accusative nom. Laukaamme — gen. Laukaamme genitive Laukaamme — partitive Laukaatamme — inessive Laukaassamme — elative Laukaastamme — illative Laukaahamme — adessive Laukaallamme — ablative Laukaaltamme — allative Laukaallemme — essive Laukaanamme — translative Laukaaksemme — abessive Laukaattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Laukaanne — accusative nom. Laukaanne — gen. Laukaanne genitive Laukaanne — partitive Laukaatanne — inessive Laukaassanne — elative Laukaastanne — illative Laukaahanne — adessive Laukaallanne — ablative Laukaaltanne — allative Laukaallenne — essive Laukaananne — translative Laukaaksenne — abessive Laukaattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Laukaansa — accusative nom. Laukaansa — gen. Laukaansa genitive Laukaansa — partitive Laukaataan Laukaatansa — inessive Laukaassaan Laukaassansa — elative Laukaastaan Laukaastansa — illative Laukaahansa — adessive Laukaallaan Laukaallansa — ablative Laukaaltaan Laukaaltansa — allative Laukaalleen Laukaallensa — essive Laukaanaan Laukaanansa — translative Laukaakseen Laukaaksensa — abessive Laukaattaan Laukaattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Synonyms

• (Luga): Ylä-Laukaa, Luga

Derived terms

• laukaalainen

 

Descendants

• → English: Laukaa
• → Swedish: Laukas

References

• Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

Anagrams

• kaluaa, kaulaa

Ingrian

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯kɑː/, [ˈɫɑu̯kɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑu̯kɑː/, [ˈɫɑu̯kɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯kɑː
• Hyphenation: Lau‧kaa

Proper noun

Laukaa

1. Alternative form of Lavvas
2. Short for Ala-Laukaa (“Lower Luga dialect”).
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 35:

     Laukaal ono yks painutossiha, kumpaa Soikkolaas ei oo.

     The Lower Luga dialect has one grammatical case, which doesn't exist in the Soikkola dialect.

Declension

Declension of Laukaa (type 13/harmaa, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	Laukaa	—
genitive	Laukaan	—
partitive	Laukaata	—
illative	Laukaasse	—
inessive	Laukaas	—
elative	Laukaast	—
allative	Laukaalle	—
adessive	Laukaal	—
ablative	Laukaalt	—
translative	Laukaaks	—
essive	Laukaanna, Laukaan	—
exessive1)	Laukaant	—
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 28