-lane
Estonian
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.. Cognate with Finnish -lainen. Attested since at least 1632, when wainlasset (modern vaenlast) is found in a fragmentary Bible (Matthew 22.44).
Suffix
-lane (genitive -lase, partitive -last)
- Derives nouns from places for a person originating from that place.
- Eesti "Estonia" → eestlane "Estonian"
- välismaa "foreign country" → välismaalane "foreigner"
- New York → newyorklane "New Yorker"
- Derives nouns from other nouns indicating a member or follower of a group related to the base noun.
- Derives nouns for occupations related to the base word.
- ajalugu "history" → ajaloolane "historian"
- õppima "to study" → õpilane "student"
- Derives nouns for a person (or other entity) according to some other characteristic.
Usage notes
In older texts (from the 1600s and 1700s), the partitive is often spelt -lasset, -laset or -lased.
Declension
Declension of -lane (ÕS type 12/oluline, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | -lane | -lased | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | -lase | ||
genitive | -laste | ||
partitive | -last | -lasi | |
illative | -lasse -lasesse |
-lastesse -lasisse | |
inessive | -lases | -lastes -lasis | |
elative | -lasest | -lastest -lasist | |
allative | -lasele | -lastele -lasile | |
adessive | -lasel | -lastel -lasil | |
ablative | -laselt | -lastelt -lasilt | |
translative | -laseks | -lasteks -lasiks | |
terminative | -laseni | -lasteni | |
essive | -lasena | -lastena | |
abessive | -laseta | -lasteta | |
comitative | -lasega | -lastega |