lanka

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See also: Lanka, länka, and laňka

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *lanka, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *langô. Akin to Livonian langa and Veps lang.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑŋkɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝ŋkɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑ
  • Syllabification(key): lan‧ka

Noun[edit]

lanka

  1. yarn
    Synonym: naru
  2. thread (long, thin piece of any material)
    1. wire (metal formed into a thin, even thread)
    2. wire (piece of such material)
  3. strand (of some spices, such as saffron)
  4. (Internet) thread (series of messages)
    Synonyms: ketju, keskusteluketju, viestiketju

Usage notes[edit]

Declension[edit]

Inflection of lanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
nominative lanka langat
genitive langan lankojen
partitive lankaa lankoja
illative lankaan lankoihin
singular plural
nominative lanka langat
accusative nom. lanka langat
gen. langan
genitive langan lankojen
lankainrare
partitive lankaa lankoja
inessive langassa langoissa
elative langasta langoista
illative lankaan lankoihin
adessive langalla langoilla
ablative langalta langoilta
allative langalle langoille
essive lankana lankoina
translative langaksi langoiksi
abessive langatta langoitta
instructive langoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of lanka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lankani lankani
accusative nom. lankani lankani
gen. lankani
genitive lankani lankojeni
lankainirare
partitive lankaani lankojani
inessive langassani langoissani
elative langastani langoistani
illative lankaani lankoihini
adessive langallani langoillani
ablative langaltani langoiltani
allative langalleni langoilleni
essive lankanani lankoinani
translative langakseni langoikseni
abessive langattani langoittani
instructive
comitative lankoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lankasi lankasi
accusative nom. lankasi lankasi
gen. lankasi
genitive lankasi lankojesi
lankaisirare
partitive lankaasi lankojasi
inessive langassasi langoissasi
elative langastasi langoistasi
illative lankaasi lankoihisi
adessive langallasi langoillasi
ablative langaltasi langoiltasi
allative langallesi langoillesi
essive lankanasi lankoinasi
translative langaksesi langoiksesi
abessive langattasi langoittasi
instructive
comitative lankoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lankamme lankamme
accusative nom. lankamme lankamme
gen. lankamme
genitive lankamme lankojemme
lankaimmerare
partitive lankaamme lankojamme
inessive langassamme langoissamme
elative langastamme langoistamme
illative lankaamme lankoihimme
adessive langallamme langoillamme
ablative langaltamme langoiltamme
allative langallemme langoillemme
essive lankanamme lankoinamme
translative langaksemme langoiksemme
abessive langattamme langoittamme
instructive
comitative lankoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lankanne lankanne
accusative nom. lankanne lankanne
gen. lankanne
genitive lankanne lankojenne
lankainnerare
partitive lankaanne lankojanne
inessive langassanne langoissanne
elative langastanne langoistanne
illative lankaanne lankoihinne
adessive langallanne langoillanne
ablative langaltanne langoiltanne
allative langallenne langoillenne
essive lankananne lankoinanne
translative langaksenne langoiksenne
abessive langattanne langoittanne
instructive
comitative lankoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lankansa lankansa
accusative nom. lankansa lankansa
gen. lankansa
genitive lankansa lankojensa
lankainsarare
partitive lankaansa lankojaan
lankojansa
inessive langassaan
langassansa
langoissaan
langoissansa
elative langastaan
langastansa
langoistaan
langoistansa
illative lankaansa lankoihinsa
adessive langallaan
langallansa
langoillaan
langoillansa
ablative langaltaan
langaltansa
langoiltaan
langoiltansa
allative langalleen
langallensa
langoilleen
langoillensa
essive lankanaan
lankanansa
lankoinaan
lankoinansa
translative langakseen
langaksensa
langoikseen
langoiksensa
abessive langattaan
langattansa
langoittaan
langoittansa
instructive
comitative lankoineen
lankoinensa

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Ingrian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Finnic *lanka. Cognates include Finnish lanka and Estonian lõng.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lanka

  1. yarn
  2. Short for rautalanka.

Declension[edit]

Declension of lanka (type 3/kana, nk-ng gradation)
singular plural
nominative lanka langat
genitive langan lankoin
partitive lankaa lankoja
illative lankaa lankoi
inessive langaas langois
elative langast langoist
allative langalle langoille
adessive langaal langoil
ablative langalt langoilt
translative langaks langoiks
essive lankanna, lankaan lankoinna, lankoin
exessive1) lankant lankoint
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.

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References[edit]

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 247

Latvian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *lankāˀ, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *lengʷʰ-, the source of Proto-Germanic *lingwą (heather).[1][2]

Baltic-Slavic cognates include Lithuanian lankà (water-meadow, swamp), Proto-Slavic *lǫka.

Noun[edit]

lanka f (4th declension)

  1. marshy meadow

Declension[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), “1895”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 1895
  2. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “lingwa”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN

Lower Sorbian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

lanka

  1. genitive singular of lank
  2. nominative dual of lank
  3. accusative dual of lank