Finnish
Etymology
Originally childish; probably related to lelliä.[1] First used in a literary work by Abraham Poppius in 1820.[2] Akin to Ingrian lello, Karelian lilu and Votic lello.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlelu/, [ˈle̞lu]
- Rhymes: -elu
- Syllabification(key): le‧lu
- Hyphenation(key): le‧lu
Noun
lelu
- toy
Declension
| Inflection of lelu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
|
| nominative
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lelu
|
lelut
|
| genitive
|
lelun
|
lelujen
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| partitive
|
lelua
|
leluja
|
| illative
|
leluun
|
leluihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lelu
|
lelut
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lelu
|
lelut
|
| gen.
|
lelun
|
| genitive
|
lelun
|
lelujen
|
| partitive
|
lelua
|
leluja
|
| inessive
|
lelussa
|
leluissa
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| elative
|
lelusta
|
leluista
|
| illative
|
leluun
|
leluihin
|
| adessive
|
lelulla
|
leluilla
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| ablative
|
lelulta
|
leluilta
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| allative
|
lelulle
|
leluille
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| essive
|
leluna
|
leluina
|
| translative
|
leluksi
|
leluiksi
|
| abessive
|
lelutta
|
leluitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
leluin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
leluni
|
leluni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
leluni
|
leluni
|
| gen.
|
leluni
|
| genitive
|
leluni
|
lelujeni
|
| partitive
|
leluani
|
lelujani
|
| inessive
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lelussani
|
leluissani
|
| elative
|
lelustani
|
leluistani
|
| illative
|
leluuni
|
leluihini
|
| adessive
|
lelullani
|
leluillani
|
| ablative
|
lelultani
|
leluiltani
|
| allative
|
lelulleni
|
leluilleni
|
| essive
|
lelunani
|
leluinani
|
| translative
|
lelukseni
|
leluikseni
|
| abessive
|
leluttani
|
leluittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leluineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lelusi
|
lelusi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
lelusi
|
lelusi
|
| gen.
|
lelusi
|
| genitive
|
lelusi
|
lelujesi
|
| partitive
|
leluasi
|
lelujasi
|
| inessive
|
lelussasi
|
leluissasi
|
| elative
|
lelustasi
|
leluistasi
|
| illative
|
leluusi
|
leluihisi
|
| adessive
|
lelullasi
|
leluillasi
|
| ablative
|
lelultasi
|
leluiltasi
|
| allative
|
lelullesi
|
leluillesi
|
| essive
|
lelunasi
|
leluinasi
|
| translative
|
leluksesi
|
leluiksesi
|
| abessive
|
leluttasi
|
leluittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leluinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lelumme
|
lelumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lelumme
|
lelumme
|
| gen.
|
lelumme
|
| genitive
|
lelumme
|
lelujemme
|
| partitive
|
leluamme
|
lelujamme
|
| inessive
|
lelussamme
|
leluissamme
|
| elative
|
lelustamme
|
leluistamme
|
| illative
|
leluumme
|
leluihimme
|
| adessive
|
lelullamme
|
leluillamme
|
| ablative
|
lelultamme
|
leluiltamme
|
| allative
|
lelullemme
|
leluillemme
|
| essive
|
lelunamme
|
leluinamme
|
| translative
|
leluksemme
|
leluiksemme
|
| abessive
|
leluttamme
|
leluittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leluinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lelunne
|
lelunne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lelunne
|
lelunne
|
| gen.
|
lelunne
|
| genitive
|
lelunne
|
lelujenne
|
| partitive
|
leluanne
|
lelujanne
|
| inessive
|
lelussanne
|
leluissanne
|
| elative
|
lelustanne
|
leluistanne
|
| illative
|
leluunne
|
leluihinne
|
| adessive
|
lelullanne
|
leluillanne
|
| ablative
|
lelultanne
|
leluiltanne
|
| allative
|
lelullenne
|
leluillenne
|
| essive
|
lelunanne
|
leluinanne
|
| translative
|
leluksenne
|
leluiksenne
|
| abessive
|
leluttanne
|
leluittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leluinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lelunsa
|
lelunsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lelunsa
|
lelunsa
|
| gen.
|
lelunsa
|
| genitive
|
lelunsa
|
lelujensa
|
| partitive
|
leluaan
leluansa
|
lelujaan
lelujansa
|
| inessive
|
lelussaan
lelussansa
|
leluissaan
leluissansa
|
| elative
|
lelustaan
lelustansa
|
leluistaan
leluistansa
|
| illative
|
leluunsa
|
leluihinsa
|
| adessive
|
lelullaan
lelullansa
|
leluillaan
leluillansa
|
| ablative
|
lelultaan
lelultansa
|
leluiltaan
leluiltansa
|
| allative
|
lelulleen
lelullensa
|
leluilleen
leluillensa
|
| essive
|
lelunaan
lelunansa
|
leluinaan
leluinansa
|
| translative
|
lelukseen
leluksensa
|
leluikseen
leluiksensa
|
| abessive
|
leluttaan
leluttansa
|
leluittaan
leluittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
leluineen
leluinensa
|
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Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
Yosondúa Mixtec
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Spanish cordero.
Noun
lelu
- lamb
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Spanish sombrero.
Noun
lelu
- hat
References
- Beaty de Farris, Kathryn, et al. (2012) Diccionario básico del mixteco de Yosondúa, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 46)[3] (in Spanish), third edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 45