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 .

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlinːɑ/, [ˈlinːɑ̝]

Noun

linna

1. castle, fortress, stronghold
2. (colloquial) prison

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
abessive		linnatta	linnoitta
instructive		—	linnoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of linna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative linnani linnani accusative nom. linnani linnani gen. linnani genitive linnani linnojeni linnainirare partitive linnaani linnojani inessive linnassani linnoissani elative linnastani linnoistani illative linnaani linnoihini adessive linnallani linnoillani ablative linnaltani linnoiltani allative linnalleni linnoilleni essive linnanani linnoinani translative linnakseni linnoikseni abessive linnattani linnoittani instructive — — comitative — linnoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative linnasi linnasi accusative nom. linnasi linnasi gen. linnasi genitive linnasi linnojesi linnaisirare partitive linnaasi linnojasi inessive linnassasi linnoissasi elative linnastasi linnoistasi illative linnaasi linnoihisi adessive linnallasi linnoillasi ablative linnaltasi linnoiltasi allative linnallesi linnoillesi essive linnanasi linnoinasi translative linnaksesi linnoiksesi abessive linnattasi linnoittasi instructive — — comitative — linnoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative linnamme linnamme accusative nom. linnamme linnamme gen. linnamme genitive linnamme linnojemme linnaimmerare partitive linnaamme linnojamme inessive linnassamme linnoissamme elative linnastamme linnoistamme illative linnaamme linnoihimme adessive linnallamme linnoillamme ablative linnaltamme linnoiltamme allative linnallemme linnoillemme essive linnanamme linnoinamme translative linnaksemme linnoiksemme abessive linnattamme linnoittamme instructive — — comitative — linnoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative linnanne linnanne accusative nom. linnanne linnanne gen. linnanne genitive linnanne linnojenne linnainnerare partitive linnaanne linnojanne inessive linnassanne linnoissanne elative linnastanne linnoistanne illative linnaanne linnoihinne adessive linnallanne linnoillanne ablative linnaltanne linnoiltanne allative linnallenne linnoillenne essive linnananne linnoinanne translative linnaksenne linnoiksenne abessive linnattanne linnoittanne instructive — — comitative — linnoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative linnansa linnansa accusative nom. linnansa linnansa gen. linnansa genitive linnansa linnojensa linnainsarare partitive linnaansa linnojaan linnojansa inessive linnassaan linnassansa linnoissaan linnoissansa elative linnastaan linnastansa linnoistaan linnoistansa illative linnaansa linnoihinsa adessive linnallaan linnallansa linnoillaan linnoillansa ablative linnaltaan linnaltansa linnoiltaan linnoiltansa allative linnalleen linnallensa linnoilleen linnoillensa essive linnanaan linnanansa linnoinaan linnoinansa translative linnakseen linnaksensa linnoikseen linnoiksensa abessive linnattaan linnattansa linnoittaan linnoittansa instructive — — comitative — linnoineen linnoinensa

Related terms

• 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

Noun

linna

1. town

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Karelian

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.