Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish lefvande bilder (“living pictures”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlefːɑ/, [ˈle̞fːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -efːɑ
- Syllabification(key): lef‧fa
- Hyphenation(key): lef‧fa
Noun
leffa (colloquial)
- flick, movie
- movies (cinema)
Lähetkö leffaan?- Would you like to go to the movies?
Declension
| Inflection of leffa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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leffa
|
leffat
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| genitive
|
leffan
|
leffojen
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| partitive
|
leffaa
|
leffoja
|
| illative
|
leffaan
|
leffoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leffa
|
leffat
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
leffa
|
leffat
|
| gen.
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leffan
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| genitive
|
leffan
|
leffojen
leffain rare
|
| partitive
|
leffaa
|
leffoja
|
| inessive
|
leffassa
|
leffoissa
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| elative
|
leffasta
|
leffoista
|
| illative
|
leffaan
|
leffoihin
|
| adessive
|
leffalla
|
leffoilla
|
| ablative
|
leffalta
|
leffoilta
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| allative
|
leffalle
|
leffoille
|
| essive
|
leffana
|
leffoina
|
| translative
|
leffaksi
|
leffoiksi
|
| abessive
|
leffatta
|
leffoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
leffoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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leffani
|
leffani
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
leffani
|
leffani
|
| gen.
|
leffani
|
| genitive
|
leffani
|
leffojeni
leffaini rare
|
| partitive
|
leffaani
|
leffojani
|
| inessive
|
leffassani
|
leffoissani
|
| elative
|
leffastani
|
leffoistani
|
| illative
|
leffaani
|
leffoihini
|
| adessive
|
leffallani
|
leffoillani
|
| ablative
|
leffaltani
|
leffoiltani
|
| allative
|
leffalleni
|
leffoilleni
|
| essive
|
leffanani
|
leffoinani
|
| translative
|
leffakseni
|
leffoikseni
|
| abessive
|
leffattani
|
leffoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leffoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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leffasi
|
leffasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leffasi
|
leffasi
|
| gen.
|
leffasi
|
| genitive
|
leffasi
|
leffojesi
leffaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
leffaasi
|
leffojasi
|
| inessive
|
leffassasi
|
leffoissasi
|
| elative
|
leffastasi
|
leffoistasi
|
| illative
|
leffaasi
|
leffoihisi
|
| adessive
|
leffallasi
|
leffoillasi
|
| ablative
|
leffaltasi
|
leffoiltasi
|
| allative
|
leffallesi
|
leffoillesi
|
| essive
|
leffanasi
|
leffoinasi
|
| translative
|
leffaksesi
|
leffoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
leffattasi
|
leffoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leffoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leffamme
|
leffamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leffamme
|
leffamme
|
| gen.
|
leffamme
|
| genitive
|
leffamme
|
leffojemme
leffaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
leffaamme
|
leffojamme
|
| inessive
|
leffassamme
|
leffoissamme
|
| elative
|
leffastamme
|
leffoistamme
|
| illative
|
leffaamme
|
leffoihimme
|
| adessive
|
leffallamme
|
leffoillamme
|
| ablative
|
leffaltamme
|
leffoiltamme
|
| allative
|
leffallemme
|
leffoillemme
|
| essive
|
leffanamme
|
leffoinamme
|
| translative
|
leffaksemme
|
leffoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
leffattamme
|
leffoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leffoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leffanne
|
leffanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leffanne
|
leffanne
|
| gen.
|
leffanne
|
| genitive
|
leffanne
|
leffojenne
leffainne rare
|
| partitive
|
leffaanne
|
leffojanne
|
| inessive
|
leffassanne
|
leffoissanne
|
| elative
|
leffastanne
|
leffoistanne
|
| illative
|
leffaanne
|
leffoihinne
|
| adessive
|
leffallanne
|
leffoillanne
|
| ablative
|
leffaltanne
|
leffoiltanne
|
| allative
|
leffallenne
|
leffoillenne
|
| essive
|
leffananne
|
leffoinanne
|
| translative
|
leffaksenne
|
leffoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
leffattanne
|
leffoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leffoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
leffansa
|
leffansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leffansa
|
leffansa
|
| gen.
|
leffansa
|
| genitive
|
leffansa
|
leffojensa
leffainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
leffaansa
|
leffojaan
leffojansa
|
| inessive
|
leffassaan
leffassansa
|
leffoissaan
leffoissansa
|
| elative
|
leffastaan
leffastansa
|
leffoistaan
leffoistansa
|
| illative
|
leffaansa
|
leffoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
leffallaan
leffallansa
|
leffoillaan
leffoillansa
|
| ablative
|
leffaltaan
leffaltansa
|
leffoiltaan
leffoiltansa
|
| allative
|
leffalleen
leffallensa
|
leffoilleen
leffoillensa
|
| essive
|
leffanaan
leffanansa
|
leffoinaan
leffoinansa
|
| translative
|
leffakseen
leffaksensa
|
leffoikseen
leffoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
leffattaan
leffattansa
|
leffoittaan
leffoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leffoineen
leffoinensa
|
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