lakana

See also: Lākana

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Old Swedish lakan, from Late Old Norse lak, lakan, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną (“sheet, cloth”); alternatively directly from either Old Saxon lakan, or an older Germanic loan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑkɑnɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝kɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): la‧ka‧na
• Hyphenation^(key): la‧ka‧na

Noun

lakana

1. sheet, bedsheet, bed sheet
2. (in the plural, informal) synonym of petivaatteet (“bedclothes, bedlinen”)
3. any large square or rectangular piece of textile, especially a banner
4. (card games) blank card (in a deck of cards, such as one used to replace a missing card)

Declension

Inflection of lakana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative		lakana	lakanat
genitive		lakanan	lakanoiden lakanoitten
partitive		lakanaa	lakanoita
illative		lakanaan	lakanoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lakana	lakanat
accusative	nom.	lakana	lakanat
	gen.	lakanan
genitive		lakanan	lakanoiden lakanoitten lakanain rare
partitive		lakanaa	lakanoita
inessive		lakanassa	lakanoissa
elative		lakanasta	lakanoista
illative		lakanaan	lakanoihin
adessive		lakanalla	lakanoilla
ablative		lakanalta	lakanoilta
allative		lakanalle	lakanoille
essive		lakanana	lakanoina
translative		lakanaksi	lakanoiksi
abessive		lakanatta	lakanoitta
instructive		—	lakanoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lakana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lakanani lakanani accusative nom. lakanani lakanani gen. lakanani genitive lakanani lakanoideni lakanoitteni lakanaini rare partitive lakanaani lakanoitani inessive lakanassani lakanoissani elative lakanastani lakanoistani illative lakanaani lakanoihini adessive lakanallani lakanoillani ablative lakanaltani lakanoiltani allative lakanalleni lakanoilleni essive lakananani lakanoinani translative lakanakseni lakanoikseni abessive lakanattani lakanoittani instructive — — comitative — lakanoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lakanasi lakanasi accusative nom. lakanasi lakanasi gen. lakanasi genitive lakanasi lakanoidesi lakanoittesi lakanaisi rare partitive lakanaasi lakanoitasi inessive lakanassasi lakanoissasi elative lakanastasi lakanoistasi illative lakanaasi lakanoihisi adessive lakanallasi lakanoillasi ablative lakanaltasi lakanoiltasi allative lakanallesi lakanoillesi essive lakananasi lakanoinasi translative lakanaksesi lakanoiksesi abessive lakanattasi lakanoittasi instructive — — comitative — lakanoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lakanamme lakanamme accusative nom. lakanamme lakanamme gen. lakanamme genitive lakanamme lakanoidemme lakanoittemme lakanaimme rare partitive lakanaamme lakanoitamme inessive lakanassamme lakanoissamme elative lakanastamme lakanoistamme illative lakanaamme lakanoihimme adessive lakanallamme lakanoillamme ablative lakanaltamme lakanoiltamme allative lakanallemme lakanoillemme essive lakananamme lakanoinamme translative lakanaksemme lakanoiksemme abessive lakanattamme lakanoittamme instructive — — comitative — lakanoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lakananne lakananne accusative nom. lakananne lakananne gen. lakananne genitive lakananne lakanoidenne lakanoittenne lakanainne rare partitive lakanaanne lakanoitanne inessive lakanassanne lakanoissanne elative lakanastanne lakanoistanne illative lakanaanne lakanoihinne adessive lakanallanne lakanoillanne ablative lakanaltanne lakanoiltanne allative lakanallenne lakanoillenne essive lakanananne lakanoinanne translative lakanaksenne lakanoiksenne abessive lakanattanne lakanoittanne instructive — — comitative — lakanoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lakanansa lakanansa accusative nom. lakanansa lakanansa gen. lakanansa genitive lakanansa lakanoidensa lakanoittensa lakanainsa rare partitive lakanaansa lakanoitaan lakanoitansa inessive lakanassaan lakanassansa lakanoissaan lakanoissansa elative lakanastaan lakanastansa lakanoistaan lakanoistansa illative lakanaansa lakanoihinsa adessive lakanallaan lakanallansa lakanoillaan lakanoillansa ablative lakanaltaan lakanaltansa lakanoiltaan lakanoiltansa allative lakanalleen lakanallensa lakanoilleen lakanoillensa essive lakananaan lakananansa lakanoinaan lakanoinansa translative lakanakseen lakanaksensa lakanoikseen lakanoiksensa abessive lakanattaan lakanattansa lakanoittaan lakanoittansa instructive — — comitative — lakanoineen lakanoinensa

Derived terms

• kalpea kuin lakana

compounds

• aluslakana
• avaruuslakana
• helmalakana
• kapiolakana
• kertakäyttölakana
• lakanakangas
• lakanapitsi
• liukulakana
• mainoslakana
• paperilakana
• peittolakana
• pelastuslakana
• poikkilakana
• pussilakana
• päällyslakana
• tyynylakana

Further reading

• “lakana”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• kalaan, kalana, kanala, lankaa

Old Norse

Noun

lakana

1. definite accusative plural of laki