Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Old Swedish lakan, from Late Old Norse lak, lakan, from Old Saxon lakan, from Proto-Germanic *lakaną (“sheet, cloth”). Alternatively an older Germanic loan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑkɑnɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝kɑ̝nɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑnɑ
- Syllabification(key): la‧ka‧na
- Hyphenation(key): la‧ka‧na
Noun
lakana
- sheet, bedsheet, bed sheet
- (in the plural, informal) synonym of petivaatteet (“bedclothes, bedlinen”)
- any large square or rectangular piece of textile, especially a banner
- (card games) blank card (in a deck of cards, such as one used to replace a missing card)
Declension
| Inflection of lakana (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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lakana
|
lakanat
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| genitive
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lakanan
|
lakanoiden
lakanoitten
|
| partitive
|
lakanaa
|
lakanoita
|
| illative
|
lakanaan
|
lakanoihin
|
|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
lakana
|
lakanat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lakana
|
lakanat
|
| gen.
|
lakanan
|
| genitive
|
lakanan
|
lakanoiden
lakanoitten
lakanain rare
|
| partitive
|
lakanaa
|
lakanoita
|
| inessive
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lakanassa
|
lakanoissa
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| elative
|
lakanasta
|
lakanoista
|
| illative
|
lakanaan
|
lakanoihin
|
| adessive
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lakanalla
|
lakanoilla
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| ablative
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lakanalta
|
lakanoilta
|
| allative
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lakanalle
|
lakanoille
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| essive
|
lakanana
|
lakanoina
|
| translative
|
lakanaksi
|
lakanoiksi
|
| abessive
|
lakanatta
|
lakanoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
lakanoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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lakanani
|
lakanani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
lakanani
|
lakanani
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| gen.
|
lakanani
|
| genitive
|
lakanani
|
lakanoideni
lakanoitteni
lakanaini rare
|
| partitive
|
lakanaani
|
lakanoitani
|
| inessive
|
lakanassani
|
lakanoissani
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| elative
|
lakanastani
|
lakanoistani
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| illative
|
lakanaani
|
lakanoihini
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| adessive
|
lakanallani
|
lakanoillani
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| ablative
|
lakanaltani
|
lakanoiltani
|
| allative
|
lakanalleni
|
lakanoilleni
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| essive
|
lakananani
|
lakanoinani
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| translative
|
lakanakseni
|
lakanoikseni
|
| abessive
|
lakanattani
|
lakanoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lakanoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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lakanasi
|
lakanasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lakanasi
|
lakanasi
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| gen.
|
lakanasi
|
| genitive
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lakanasi
|
lakanoidesi
lakanoittesi
lakanaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
lakanaasi
|
lakanoitasi
|
| inessive
|
lakanassasi
|
lakanoissasi
|
| elative
|
lakanastasi
|
lakanoistasi
|
| illative
|
lakanaasi
|
lakanoihisi
|
| adessive
|
lakanallasi
|
lakanoillasi
|
| ablative
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lakanaltasi
|
lakanoiltasi
|
| allative
|
lakanallesi
|
lakanoillesi
|
| essive
|
lakananasi
|
lakanoinasi
|
| translative
|
lakanaksesi
|
lakanoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
lakanattasi
|
lakanoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lakanoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
lakanamme
|
lakanamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lakanamme
|
lakanamme
|
| gen.
|
lakanamme
|
| genitive
|
lakanamme
|
lakanoidemme
lakanoittemme
lakanaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
lakanaamme
|
lakanoitamme
|
| inessive
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lakanassamme
|
lakanoissamme
|
| elative
|
lakanastamme
|
lakanoistamme
|
| illative
|
lakanaamme
|
lakanoihimme
|
| adessive
|
lakanallamme
|
lakanoillamme
|
| ablative
|
lakanaltamme
|
lakanoiltamme
|
| allative
|
lakanallemme
|
lakanoillemme
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| essive
|
lakananamme
|
lakanoinamme
|
| translative
|
lakanaksemme
|
lakanoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
lakanattamme
|
lakanoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lakanoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lakananne
|
lakananne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lakananne
|
lakananne
|
| gen.
|
lakananne
|
| genitive
|
lakananne
|
lakanoidenne
lakanoittenne
lakanainne rare
|
| partitive
|
lakanaanne
|
lakanoitanne
|
| inessive
|
lakanassanne
|
lakanoissanne
|
| elative
|
lakanastanne
|
lakanoistanne
|
| illative
|
lakanaanne
|
lakanoihinne
|
| adessive
|
lakanallanne
|
lakanoillanne
|
| ablative
|
lakanaltanne
|
lakanoiltanne
|
| allative
|
lakanallenne
|
lakanoillenne
|
| essive
|
lakanananne
|
lakanoinanne
|
| translative
|
lakanaksenne
|
lakanoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
lakanattanne
|
lakanoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lakanoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lakanansa
|
lakanansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lakanansa
|
lakanansa
|
| gen.
|
lakanansa
|
| genitive
|
lakanansa
|
lakanoidensa
lakanoittensa
lakanainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
lakanaansa
|
lakanoitaan
lakanoitansa
|
| inessive
|
lakanassaan
lakanassansa
|
lakanoissaan
lakanoissansa
|
| elative
|
lakanastaan
lakanastansa
|
lakanoistaan
lakanoistansa
|
| illative
|
lakanaansa
|
lakanoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
lakanallaan
lakanallansa
|
lakanoillaan
lakanoillansa
|
| ablative
|
lakanaltaan
lakanaltansa
|
lakanoiltaan
lakanoiltansa
|
| allative
|
lakanalleen
lakanallensa
|
lakanoilleen
lakanoillensa
|
| essive
|
lakananaan
lakananansa
|
lakanoinaan
lakanoinansa
|
| translative
|
lakanakseen
lakanaksensa
|
lakanoikseen
lakanoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
lakanattaan
lakanattansa
|
lakanoittaan
lakanoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lakanoineen
lakanoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Old Norse
Noun
lakana
- definite accusative plural of laki