lein
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *leinä, possibly from Proto-Baltic [Term?], compare Lithuanian klienas (“thin, skinny”) and Latvian kliens (“thin, withered”). Cognate to Votic leine (“grief”), Ingrian leina (“sadness”), and Finnish leina (“poor, weak, a poor crop yield”).
Declension
Declension of lein (ÕS type 22u/leib, length gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lein | leinad |
| accusative | leina | leinad |
| genitive | leina | leinade |
| partitive | leina | leinu leinasid |
| illative | leina leinasse |
leinadesse leinusse |
| inessive | leinas | leinades leinus |
| elative | leinast | leinadest leinust |
| allative | leinale | leinadele leinule |
| adessive | leinal | leinadel leinul |
| ablative | leinalt | leinadelt leinult |
| translative | leinaks | leinadeks leinuks |
| terminative | leinani | leinadeni |
| essive | leinana | leinadena |
| abessive | leinata | leinadeta |
| comitative | leinaga | leinadega |
| Notes | 1) The long illative singular form with -sse is rarely used for this declension type. | |
Finnish
Gothic
Welsh
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /lei̯n/
- Rhymes: -ei̯n
Noun
lein f (plural leinau or leiniau or leins, not mutable)
- line (rope, cord, or string; path through two or more points; telephone or network connection; single horizontal row of text)
Derived terms
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