Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *lëëka, borrowed from early Proto-Germanic *lēgā (later Proto-Germanic *lēgō). Compare Middle Dutch lage (“trap, snare”). Doublet of laho and lieko
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlie̯kɑ/, [ˈlie̞̯kɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iekɑ
- Syllabification(key): lie‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): lie‧ka
Noun
lieka
- tether (rope, cable etc. that holds something in place whilst allowing some movement)
- leash (long leash for leading an animal, etc.)
Declension
| Inflection of lieka (Kotus type 9*D/kala, k-∅ gradation)
|
| nominative
|
lieka
|
lieat
|
| genitive
|
liean
|
liekojen
|
| partitive
|
liekaa
|
liekoja
|
| illative
|
liekaan
|
liekoihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
lieka
|
lieat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lieka
|
lieat
|
| gen.
|
liean
|
| genitive
|
liean
|
liekojen
liekain rare
|
| partitive
|
liekaa
|
liekoja
|
| inessive
|
lieassa
|
lieoissa
|
| elative
|
lieasta
|
lieoista
|
| illative
|
liekaan
|
liekoihin
|
| adessive
|
liealla
|
lieoilla
|
| ablative
|
liealta
|
lieoilta
|
| allative
|
liealle
|
lieoille
|
| essive
|
liekana
|
liekoina
|
| translative
|
lieaksi
|
lieoiksi
|
| abessive
|
lieatta
|
lieoitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
lieoin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
liekani
|
liekani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
liekani
|
liekani
|
| gen.
|
liekani
|
| genitive
|
liekani
|
liekojeni
liekaini rare
|
| partitive
|
liekaani
|
liekojani
|
| inessive
|
lieassani
|
lieoissani
|
| elative
|
lieastani
|
lieoistani
|
| illative
|
liekaani
|
liekoihini
|
| adessive
|
lieallani
|
lieoillani
|
| ablative
|
liealtani
|
lieoiltani
|
| allative
|
liealleni
|
lieoilleni
|
| essive
|
liekanani
|
liekoinani
|
| translative
|
lieakseni
|
lieoikseni
|
| abessive
|
lieattani
|
lieoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
liekoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
liekasi
|
liekasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
liekasi
|
liekasi
|
| gen.
|
liekasi
|
| genitive
|
liekasi
|
liekojesi
liekaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
liekaasi
|
liekojasi
|
| inessive
|
lieassasi
|
lieoissasi
|
| elative
|
lieastasi
|
lieoistasi
|
| illative
|
liekaasi
|
liekoihisi
|
| adessive
|
lieallasi
|
lieoillasi
|
| ablative
|
liealtasi
|
lieoiltasi
|
| allative
|
lieallesi
|
lieoillesi
|
| essive
|
liekanasi
|
liekoinasi
|
| translative
|
lieaksesi
|
lieoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
lieattasi
|
lieoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
liekoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
liekamme
|
liekamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
liekamme
|
liekamme
|
| gen.
|
liekamme
|
| genitive
|
liekamme
|
liekojemme
liekaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
liekaamme
|
liekojamme
|
| inessive
|
lieassamme
|
lieoissamme
|
| elative
|
lieastamme
|
lieoistamme
|
| illative
|
liekaamme
|
liekoihimme
|
| adessive
|
lieallamme
|
lieoillamme
|
| ablative
|
liealtamme
|
lieoiltamme
|
| allative
|
lieallemme
|
lieoillemme
|
| essive
|
liekanamme
|
liekoinamme
|
| translative
|
lieaksemme
|
lieoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
lieattamme
|
lieoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
liekoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
liekanne
|
liekanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
liekanne
|
liekanne
|
| gen.
|
liekanne
|
| genitive
|
liekanne
|
liekojenne
liekainne rare
|
| partitive
|
liekaanne
|
liekojanne
|
| inessive
|
lieassanne
|
lieoissanne
|
| elative
|
lieastanne
|
lieoistanne
|
| illative
|
liekaanne
|
liekoihinne
|
| adessive
|
lieallanne
|
lieoillanne
|
| ablative
|
liealtanne
|
lieoiltanne
|
| allative
|
lieallenne
|
lieoillenne
|
| essive
|
liekananne
|
liekoinanne
|
| translative
|
lieaksenne
|
lieoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
lieattanne
|
lieoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
liekoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
liekansa
|
liekansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
liekansa
|
liekansa
|
| gen.
|
liekansa
|
| genitive
|
liekansa
|
liekojensa
liekainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
liekaansa
|
liekojaan
liekojansa
|
| inessive
|
lieassaan
lieassansa
|
lieoissaan
lieoissansa
|
| elative
|
lieastaan
lieastansa
|
lieoistaan
lieoistansa
|
| illative
|
liekaansa
|
liekoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
lieallaan
lieallansa
|
lieoillaan
lieoillansa
|
| ablative
|
liealtaan
liealtansa
|
lieoiltaan
lieoiltansa
|
| allative
|
liealleen
lieallensa
|
lieoilleen
lieoillensa
|
| essive
|
liekanaan
liekanansa
|
liekoinaan
liekoinansa
|
| translative
|
lieakseen
lieaksensa
|
lieoikseen
lieoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
lieattaan
lieattansa
|
lieoittaan
lieoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
liekoineen
liekoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Latvian
Adjective
lieka
- inflection of lieks:
- genitive masculine singular
- nominative feminine singular