lounas
Finnish
Etymology
From Lua error in Module:parameters at line 229: Parameter 2 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., stem variant of Lua error in Module:parameters at line 229: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "fiu-fin-pro" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E., from Proto-Finno-Permic *lowna (“day, midday”). Cognates include Karelian lounat (“evening/main meal”), Veps louna, Votic lõunaz (“south, lunch”), Estonian lõuna (“south, lunch”) and Komi-Permyak лун (lun). Permic cognates have the meaning "day", whereas Baltic-Finnic cognates denote the direction where the Sun is at midday or the meal eaten at midday.
The compass point meaning was clarified in the 19th century; in earlier text and dialects lounas may mean either south, southwest or southeast. Compare lounatuuli (“southern wind”). [1]
Pronunciation
Noun
lounas
Declension
Inflection of lounas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | lounas | lounaat | ||
genitive | lounaan | lounaiden lounaitten | ||
partitive | lounasta | lounaita | ||
illative | lounaaseen | lounaisiin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | lounas | lounaat | ||
accusative | nom. | lounas | lounaat | |
gen. | lounaan | |||
genitive | lounaan | lounaiden lounaitten lounasten rare | ||
partitive | lounasta | lounaita | ||
inessive | lounaassa | lounaissa | ||
elative | lounaasta | lounaista | ||
illative | lounaaseen | lounaisiin lounaihin rare | ||
adessive | lounaalla | lounailla | ||
ablative | lounaalta | lounailta | ||
allative | lounaalle | lounaille | ||
essive | lounaana | lounaina | ||
translative | lounaaksi | lounaiksi | ||
abessive | lounaatta | lounaitta | ||
instructive | — | lounain | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Antonyms
- (southwest) koillinen
Derived terms
Related terms
(compass points)
luode | pohjoinen | koillinen |
länsi | ![]() |
itä |
lounas | etelä | kaakko |
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN