lelu

Finnish

Etymology

Originally childish; probably related to lelliä. First used in a literary work by Abraham Poppius in 1820. Akin to Ingrian lello, Karelian lilu and Votic lello.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlelu/, [ˈle̞lu]
• Rhymes: -elu
• Syllabification^(key): le‧lu

Noun

lelu

1. toy

Declension

Inflection of lelu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		lelu	lelut
genitive		lelun	lelujen
partitive		lelua	leluja
illative		leluun	leluihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lelu	lelut
accusative	nom.	lelu	lelut
	gen.	lelun
genitive		lelun	lelujen
partitive		lelua	leluja
inessive		lelussa	leluissa
elative		lelusta	leluista
illative		leluun	leluihin
adessive		lelulla	leluilla
ablative		lelulta	leluilta
allative		lelulle	leluille
essive		leluna	leluina
translative		leluksi	leluiksi
abessive		lelutta	leluitta
instructive		—	leluin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative leluni leluni accusative nom. leluni leluni gen. leluni genitive leluni lelujeni partitive leluani lelujani inessive lelussani leluissani elative lelustani leluistani illative leluuni leluihini adessive lelullani leluillani ablative lelultani leluiltani allative lelulleni leluilleni essive lelunani leluinani translative lelukseni leluikseni abessive leluttani leluittani instructive — — comitative — leluineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lelusi lelusi accusative nom. lelusi lelusi gen. lelusi genitive lelusi lelujesi partitive leluasi lelujasi inessive lelussasi leluissasi elative lelustasi leluistasi illative leluusi leluihisi adessive lelullasi leluillasi ablative lelultasi leluiltasi allative lelullesi leluillesi essive lelunasi leluinasi translative leluksesi leluiksesi abessive leluttasi leluittasi instructive — — comitative — leluinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lelumme lelumme accusative nom. lelumme lelumme gen. lelumme genitive lelumme lelujemme partitive leluamme lelujamme inessive lelussamme leluissamme elative lelustamme leluistamme illative leluumme leluihimme adessive lelullamme leluillamme ablative lelultamme leluiltamme allative lelullemme leluillemme essive lelunamme leluinamme translative leluksemme leluiksemme abessive leluttamme leluittamme instructive — — comitative — leluinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lelunne lelunne accusative nom. lelunne lelunne gen. lelunne genitive lelunne lelujenne partitive leluanne lelujanne inessive lelussanne leluissanne elative lelustanne leluistanne illative leluunne leluihinne adessive lelullanne leluillanne ablative lelultanne leluiltanne allative lelullenne leluillenne essive lelunanne leluinanne translative leluksenne leluiksenne abessive leluttanne leluittanne instructive — — comitative — leluinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lelunsa lelunsa accusative nom. lelunsa lelunsa gen. lelunsa genitive lelunsa lelujensa partitive leluaan leluansa lelujaan lelujansa inessive lelussaan lelussansa leluissaan leluissansa elative lelustaan lelustansa leluistaan leluistansa illative leluunsa leluihinsa adessive lelullaan lelullansa leluillaan leluillansa ablative lelultaan lelultansa leluiltaan leluiltansa allative lelulleen lelullensa leluilleen leluillensa essive lelunaan lelunansa leluinaan leluinansa translative lelukseen leluksensa leluikseen leluiksensa abessive leluttaan leluttansa leluittaan leluittansa instructive — — comitative — leluineen leluinensa

Synonyms

• leikkikalu

Derived terms

compounds

• lelukauppa
• lelulaatikko
• leluliike
• leluosasto
• lelupoika
• leluteollisuus
• lempilelu
• muovilelu
• pehmolelu
• pulmalelu
• purulelu
• puulelu
• seksilelu
• sotalelu
• stressilelu
• tarttumislelu
• unilelu
• vesilelu
• vinkulelu

 

Further reading

• “lelu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Yosondúa Mixtec

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Spanish cordero.

Noun

lelu

1. lamb

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish sombrero.

Noun

lelu

1. hat

References

• Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)‎^[3] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 45