lanta

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from Ido lenta, from French lent, with the e changed to a so not to collide with lento.

Adjective

lanta (accusative singular lantan, plural lantaj, accusative plural lantajn)

1. (chiefly poetic) slow

Synonyms

• malrapida

Antonyms

• rapida (“fast”)

Related terms

• lante

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Finnish

(index la)

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: lan‧ta

Etymology 1

Variant of lansi (“low-lying land”), possibly by backformation from dialectal lantea (“fertile, of land”). Semantic development has probably been through "fertile soil, material used as fertilizer". Attested since the early 18th century.

Noun

lanta

1. Animal feces used as fertilizer; manure, dung.

Declension

Inflection of lanta (Kotus type 9/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		lanta	lannat
genitive		lannan	lantojen
partitive		lantaa	lantoja
illative		lantaan	lantoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lanta	lannat
accusative	nom.	lanta	lannat
	gen.	lannan
genitive		lannan	lantojen lantainrare
partitive		lantaa	lantoja
inessive		lannassa	lannoissa
elative		lannasta	lannoista
illative		lantaan	lantoihin
adessive		lannalla	lannoilla
ablative		lannalta	lannoilta
allative		lannalle	lannoille
essive		lantana	lantoina
translative		lannaksi	lannoiksi
instructive		—	lannoin
abessive		lannatta	lannoitta
comitative		—	lantoineen

Synonyms

• sonta

Derived terms

Derived terms

• apulanta
• lannoite

• lannoittaa
• lannoitus

Etymology 2

From Sami (compare e.g. Northern Sami láddi), from North Germanic (compare e.g. Swedish land).

Noun

lanta

1. The parts of Finland south of Sápmi.

Derived terms

• lantalainen

References

Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija (editors). 1992–2000. Suomen sanojen alkuperä ('The Origin of Finnish Words'). Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus/Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. →ISBN.

Anagrams

• lanat, latan

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Tagalog

Adjective

lanta

1. withered

   mga lantang gulay

   withered vegetables

Verb

lanta (infinitive malanta)

1. to wither

   Nalanta ang mga tanim

   The crops withered

Inflection

Verb conjugation for malanta

Affix		Root word			Trigger
ma-		lanta			actor
Aspect						Imperative
Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
malanta	nalanta	nalalanta	malalanta	formal	―	kakalanta
				informal	kalalanta