laksi

Finnish

Etymology

Original form of lahti (“bay”), see it for more.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlɑksi/, [ˈlɑ̝ks̠i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑksi
  • Syllabification(key): lak‧si
  • Hyphenation(key): lak‧si

Noun

laksi (obsolete, dialectal)

  1. alternative form of lahti

Usage notes

  • Last recorded in dialects in and around North Karelia.

Declension

Inflection of laksi (Kotus type 31*F/kaksi, t-d gradation)
nominative laksi lahdet
genitive lahden laksien
partitive lahta laksia
illative lahteen laksiin
singular plural
nominative laksi lahdet
accusative nom. laksi lahdet
gen. lahden
genitive lahden laksien
partitive lahta laksia
inessive lahdessa laksissa
elative lahdesta laksista
illative lahteen laksiin
adessive lahdella laksilla
ablative lahdelta laksilta
allative lahdelle laksille
essive lahtena laksina
translative lahdeksi laksiksi
abessive lahdetta laksitta
instructive — laksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of laksi (Kotus type 31*F/kaksi, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lahteni lahteni
accusative nom. lahteni lahteni
gen. lahteni
genitive lahteni laksieni
partitive lahtani laksiani
inessive lahdessani laksissani
elative lahdestani laksistani
illative lahteeni laksiini
adessive lahdellani laksillani
ablative lahdeltani laksiltani
allative lahdelleni laksilleni
essive lahtenani laksinani
translative lahdekseni laksikseni
abessive lahdettani laksittani
instructive — —
comitative — laksineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative lahtesi lahtesi
accusative nom. lahtesi lahtesi
gen. lahtesi
genitive lahtesi laksiesi
partitive lahtasi laksiasi
inessive lahdessasi laksissasi
elative lahdestasi laksistasi
illative lahteesi laksiisi
adessive lahdellasi laksillasi
ablative lahdeltasi laksiltasi
allative lahdellesi laksillesi
essive lahtenasi laksinasi
translative lahdeksesi laksiksesi
abessive lahdettasi laksittasi
instructive — —
comitative — laksinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lahtemme lahtemme
accusative nom. lahtemme lahtemme
gen. lahtemme
genitive lahtemme laksiemme
partitive lahtamme laksiamme
inessive lahdessamme laksissamme
elative lahdestamme laksistamme
illative lahteemme laksiimme
adessive lahdellamme laksillamme
ablative lahdeltamme laksiltamme
allative lahdellemme laksillemme
essive lahtenamme laksinamme
translative lahdeksemme laksiksemme
abessive lahdettamme laksittamme
instructive — —
comitative — laksinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative lahtenne lahtenne
accusative nom. lahtenne lahtenne
gen. lahtenne
genitive lahtenne laksienne
partitive lahtanne laksianne
inessive lahdessanne laksissanne
elative lahdestanne laksistanne
illative lahteenne laksiinne
adessive lahdellanne laksillanne
ablative lahdeltanne laksiltanne
allative lahdellenne laksillenne
essive lahtenanne laksinanne
translative lahdeksenne laksiksenne
abessive lahdettanne laksittanne
instructive — —
comitative — laksinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative lahtensa lahtensa
accusative nom. lahtensa lahtensa
gen. lahtensa
genitive lahtensa laksiensa
partitive lahtaan
lahtansa 		laksiaan
laksiansa
inessive lahdessaan
lahdessansa 		laksissaan
laksissansa
elative lahdestaan
lahdestansa 		laksistaan
laksistansa
illative lahteensa laksiinsa
adessive lahdellaan
lahdellansa 		laksillaan
laksillansa
ablative lahdeltaan
lahdeltansa 		laksiltaan
laksiltansa
allative lahdelleen
lahdellensa 		laksilleen
laksillensa
essive lahtenaan
lahtenansa 		laksinaan
laksinansa
translative lahdekseen
lahdeksensa 		laksikseen
laksiksensa
abessive lahdettaan
lahdettansa 		laksittaan
laksittansa
instructive — —
comitative — laksineen
laksinensa

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lakci. Cognates include Finnish laksi.

The original inflection was akin to yks (genitive lahen, partitive lahta), witnessed by the analogically formed lahti, but this inflection is not attested in Ingrian.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈlɑksi/, [ˈɫɑks̠ʲ]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈlɑksi/, [ˈɫɑkʃi]
  • Rhymes: -ɑksʲ, -ɑksi
  • Hyphenation: lak‧si

Noun

laksi

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) synonym of zaliva

Declension

Declension of laksi (type 5/lehti, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative laksi lakset
genitive laksen laksiin, laksiloin
partitive laksia laksija, laksiloja
illative laksee laksii, laksiloihe
inessive laksees laksiis, laksilois
elative laksest laksist, laksiloist
allative lakselle laksille, laksiloille
adessive lakseel laksiil, laksiloil
ablative lakselt laksilt, laksiloilt
translative lakseks laksiks, laksiloiks
essive laksenna, lakseen laksinna, laksiloinna, laksiin, laksiloin
exessive1) laksent laksint, laksiloint
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

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 246

Karelian

Noun

laksi (genitive lahen, partitive lahta)

  1. superseded spelling of lakši

References

  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “laksi”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
  • P. M. Zaykov (1999) Грамматика Карельского языка (фонетика и морфология) [Grammar of the Karelian language (phonetics and morphology)], →ISBN, pages 36-37

Northern Sami

Etymology

From Proto-Samic *lëpsē.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈlakːsiː/

Noun

laksi

  1. dew

Inflection

Even i-stem, ks-vss gradation
Nominative laksi
Genitive lavssi
lavssẹ
Singular Plural
Nominative laksi lavssit
Accusative lavssi lavssiid
Genitive lavssi
lavssẹ 		lavssiid
Illative laksái lavssiide
Locative lavssis lavssiin
Comitative lavssiin lavssiiguin
Essive laksin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person laksán laksáme laksámet
2nd person laksát laksáde laksádet
3rd person laksis laksiska laksiset

Further reading

  • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
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