Leino

See also: leino

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly derived from some medieval Germanic given name (Low German Lein, Leineke), but often interpreted as leino (“sad”), and for that reason adopted by many Finns with Swedish surnames in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlei̯no/, [ˈle̞i̯no̞]
• Rhymes: -eino
• Syllabification^(key): Lei‧no

Proper noun

Leino

1. a Finnish surname transferred from the given name, notably of the poet Eino Leino

Declension

Inflection of Leino (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		Leino	Leinot
genitive		Leinon	Leinojen
partitive		Leinoa	Leinoja
illative		Leinoon	Leinoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Leino	Leinot
accusative	nom.	Leino	Leinot
	gen.	Leinon
genitive		Leinon	Leinojen
partitive		Leinoa	Leinoja
inessive		Leinossa	Leinoissa
elative		Leinosta	Leinoista
illative		Leinoon	Leinoihin
adessive		Leinolla	Leinoilla
ablative		Leinolta	Leinoilta
allative		Leinolle	Leinoille
essive		Leinona	Leinoina
translative		Leinoksi	Leinoiksi
abessive		Leinotta	Leinoitta
instructive		—	Leinoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Leino (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leinoni Leinoni accusative nom. Leinoni Leinoni gen. Leinoni genitive Leinoni Leinojeni partitive Leinoani Leinojani inessive Leinossani Leinoissani elative Leinostani Leinoistani illative Leinooni Leinoihini adessive Leinollani Leinoillani ablative Leinoltani Leinoiltani allative Leinolleni Leinoilleni essive Leinonani Leinoinani translative Leinokseni Leinoikseni abessive Leinottani Leinoittani instructive — — comitative — Leinoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Leinosi Leinosi accusative nom. Leinosi Leinosi gen. Leinosi genitive Leinosi Leinojesi partitive Leinoasi Leinojasi inessive Leinossasi Leinoissasi elative Leinostasi Leinoistasi illative Leinoosi Leinoihisi adessive Leinollasi Leinoillasi ablative Leinoltasi Leinoiltasi allative Leinollesi Leinoillesi essive Leinonasi Leinoinasi translative Leinoksesi Leinoiksesi abessive Leinottasi Leinoittasi instructive — — comitative — Leinoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leinomme Leinomme accusative nom. Leinomme Leinomme gen. Leinomme genitive Leinomme Leinojemme partitive Leinoamme Leinojamme inessive Leinossamme Leinoissamme elative Leinostamme Leinoistamme illative Leinoomme Leinoihimme adessive Leinollamme Leinoillamme ablative Leinoltamme Leinoiltamme allative Leinollemme Leinoillemme essive Leinonamme Leinoinamme translative Leinoksemme Leinoiksemme abessive Leinottamme Leinoittamme instructive — — comitative — Leinoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Leinonne Leinonne accusative nom. Leinonne Leinonne gen. Leinonne genitive Leinonne Leinojenne partitive Leinoanne Leinojanne inessive Leinossanne Leinoissanne elative Leinostanne Leinoistanne illative Leinoonne Leinoihinne adessive Leinollanne Leinoillanne ablative Leinoltanne Leinoiltanne allative Leinollenne Leinoillenne essive Leinonanne Leinoinanne translative Leinoksenne Leinoiksenne abessive Leinottanne Leinoittanne instructive — — comitative — Leinoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Leinonsa Leinonsa accusative nom. Leinonsa Leinonsa gen. Leinonsa genitive Leinonsa Leinojensa partitive Leinoaan Leinoansa Leinojaan Leinojansa inessive Leinossaan Leinossansa Leinoissaan Leinoissansa elative Leinostaan Leinostansa Leinoistaan Leinoistansa illative Leinoonsa Leinoihinsa adessive Leinollaan Leinollansa Leinoillaan Leinoillansa ablative Leinoltaan Leinoltansa Leinoiltaan Leinoiltansa allative Leinolleen Leinollensa Leinoilleen Leinoillensa essive Leinonaan Leinonansa Leinoinaan Leinoinansa translative Leinokseen Leinoksensa Leinoikseen Leinoiksensa abessive Leinottaan Leinottansa Leinoittaan Leinoittansa instructive — — comitative — Leinoineen Leinoinensa

Derived terms

• Leinonen

 

Related terms

• Leinonen

Statistics

• Leino is the 112^th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 5,627 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• eloin, enoli, lieon