linna

See also: Linna

Estonian

Noun

linna

1. genitive singular of linn
2. partitive singular of linn
3. illative singular of linn

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *litna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlinːɑ/, [ˈlinːɑ]
• Rhymes: -inːɑ
• Syllabification: lin‧na

Noun

linna

1. castle (fortified building)
2. (colloquial) prison, jail, slammer

Usage notes

Also used as a suffix in the formation of town names.

Declension

Inflection of linna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		linna	linnat
genitive		linnan	linnojen
partitive		linnaa	linnoja
illative		linnaan	linnoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		linna	linnat
accusative	nom.	linna	linnat
	gen.	linnan
genitive		linnan	linnojen linnainrare
partitive		linnaa	linnoja
inessive		linnassa	linnoissa
elative		linnasta	linnoista
illative		linnaan	linnoihin
adessive		linnalla	linnoilla
ablative		linnalta	linnoilta
allative		linnalle	linnoille
essive		linnana	linnoina
translative		linnaksi	linnoiksi
instructive		—	linnoin
abessive		linnatta	linnoitta
comitative		—	linnoineen

Possessive forms of linna (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	linnani	linnamme
2nd person	linnasi	linnanne
3rd person	linnansa

Derived terms

• linnake
• linnanpiha
• linnavuori
• linnoittaa
• linnoitus

Anagrams

• nilan

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse linna, from Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to move aside, swerve from, cease”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to avoid, elude, decline, shrink away from, recede”). Cognate with English dialectal lin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Verb

linna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative linnti, supine linnt)

1. (intransitive or impersonal) to stop, to abate

Conjugation

linna — active voice (germynd)

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að linna
supine (sagnbót)		linnt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		linnandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég linni	við linnum	present (nútíð)	ég linni	við linnum
	þú linnir	þið linnið		þú linnir	þið linnið
	hann, hún, það linnir	þeir, þær, þau linna		hann, hún, það linni	þeir, þær, þau linni
past (þátíð)	ég linnti	við linntum	past (þátíð)	ég linnti	við linntum
	þú linntir	þið linntuð		þú linntir	þið linntuð
	hann, hún, það linnti	þeir, þær, þau linntu		hann, hún, það linnti	þeir, þær, þau linntu
imperative (boðháttur)	linn (þú)	linnið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	linntu	linniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

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Ingrian

Linnaa.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, castle”). Cognates include Finnish linna (“castle”) and Estonian linn (“city”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa, Soikkola, Ylä-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlinːɑ/
• Hyphenation: lin‧na

Noun

linna

1. town, city
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:

     Seel kasvaat meijen linnat nooret.

     There our young cities grow.

   • 1936, L. G. Terehova; V. G. Erdeli, Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, transl., Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Möö tovarişşanka jo aikaa laatisimma pioneeroille, kummat seisoit laageriis ei etähääl meijen linnast.

     Long ago, a comrade and I wanted to go to the pioneers, that were camping not far from our city.

Declension

Declension of linna (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	linna	linnat
genitive	linnan	linnoin
partitive	linnaa	linnoja
illative	linnaa	linnoi
inessive	linnaas	linnois
elative	linnast	linnoist
allative	linnalle	linnoille
adessive	linnaal	linnoil
ablative	linnalt	linnoilt
translative	linnaks	linnoiks
essive	linnanna, linnaan	linnoinna, linnoin
exessive1)	linnant	linnoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• linnakko
• linnalain

 

References

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 14
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 267
• Olga I. Konkova; Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎^[2], →ISBN, page 72

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Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, castle”). Cognates include Finnish linna (“castle”) and Estonian linn (“city”).

Noun

linna

1. town
2. city

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Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

linna f (genitive linnae); first declension

1. A kind of garment typical of Gauls

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	linna	linnae
Genitive	linnae	linnārum
Dative	linnae	linnīs
Accusative	linnam	linnās
Ablative	linnā	linnīs
Vocative	linna	linnae

References

• linna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette

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Old Norse

Noun

linna

1. accusative/genitive plural of linnr

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Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin ligna, plural of lignum, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-no- (“that which is collected”), from *leǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlinna/

Noun

linna m (plural linnas)

1. wood