lakana
See also: Lākana
Finnish
Etymology
Probably borrowed from Old Swedish lakan, from Late Old Norse lak, lakan, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną (“sheet, cloth”). Alternatively an older Germanic loan.
Pronunciation
Noun
lakana
- sheet, bedsheet
- any large square or rectangular piece of textile, especially a banner
- (card games) a blank card (in a deck of cards, a blank card used for example to replace a missing card)
Declension
Inflection of lakana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation) | |||
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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. |