lahna

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lahna, akin to Karelian lahna, Livonian lō'nõz and Veps lahn, of unknown further origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑhnɑ/, [ˈlɑ̝xnɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑhnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lah‧na

Noun

lahna

1. carp bream, bream (UK), Abramis brama
2. bream (any European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis)
3. (colloquial) dead fish (one who does nothing but lay there during sex)

Declension

Inflection of lahna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		lahna	lahnat
genitive		lahnan	lahnojen
partitive		lahnaa	lahnoja
illative		lahnaan	lahnoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lahna	lahnat
accusative	nom.	lahna	lahnat
	gen.	lahnan
genitive		lahnan	lahnojen lahnain rare
partitive		lahnaa	lahnoja
inessive		lahnassa	lahnoissa
elative		lahnasta	lahnoista
illative		lahnaan	lahnoihin
adessive		lahnalla	lahnoilla
ablative		lahnalta	lahnoilta
allative		lahnalle	lahnoille
essive		lahnana	lahnoina
translative		lahnaksi	lahnoiksi
abessive		lahnatta	lahnoitta
instructive		—	lahnoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lahna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lahnani lahnani accusative nom. lahnani lahnani gen. lahnani genitive lahnani lahnojeni lahnaini rare partitive lahnaani lahnojani inessive lahnassani lahnoissani elative lahnastani lahnoistani illative lahnaani lahnoihini adessive lahnallani lahnoillani ablative lahnaltani lahnoiltani allative lahnalleni lahnoilleni essive lahnanani lahnoinani translative lahnakseni lahnoikseni abessive lahnattani lahnoittani instructive — — comitative — lahnoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lahnasi lahnasi accusative nom. lahnasi lahnasi gen. lahnasi genitive lahnasi lahnojesi lahnaisi rare partitive lahnaasi lahnojasi inessive lahnassasi lahnoissasi elative lahnastasi lahnoistasi illative lahnaasi lahnoihisi adessive lahnallasi lahnoillasi ablative lahnaltasi lahnoiltasi allative lahnallesi lahnoillesi essive lahnanasi lahnoinasi translative lahnaksesi lahnoiksesi abessive lahnattasi lahnoittasi instructive — — comitative — lahnoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lahnamme lahnamme accusative nom. lahnamme lahnamme gen. lahnamme genitive lahnamme lahnojemme lahnaimme rare partitive lahnaamme lahnojamme inessive lahnassamme lahnoissamme elative lahnastamme lahnoistamme illative lahnaamme lahnoihimme adessive lahnallamme lahnoillamme ablative lahnaltamme lahnoiltamme allative lahnallemme lahnoillemme essive lahnanamme lahnoinamme translative lahnaksemme lahnoiksemme abessive lahnattamme lahnoittamme instructive — — comitative — lahnoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lahnanne lahnanne accusative nom. lahnanne lahnanne gen. lahnanne genitive lahnanne lahnojenne lahnainne rare partitive lahnaanne lahnojanne inessive lahnassanne lahnoissanne elative lahnastanne lahnoistanne illative lahnaanne lahnoihinne adessive lahnallanne lahnoillanne ablative lahnaltanne lahnoiltanne allative lahnallenne lahnoillenne essive lahnananne lahnoinanne translative lahnaksenne lahnoiksenne abessive lahnattanne lahnoittanne instructive — — comitative — lahnoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lahnansa lahnansa accusative nom. lahnansa lahnansa gen. lahnansa genitive lahnansa lahnojensa lahnainsa rare partitive lahnaansa lahnojaan lahnojansa inessive lahnassaan lahnassansa lahnoissaan lahnoissansa elative lahnastaan lahnastansa lahnoistaan lahnoistansa illative lahnaansa lahnoihinsa adessive lahnallaan lahnallansa lahnoillaan lahnoillansa ablative lahnaltaan lahnaltansa lahnoiltaan lahnoiltansa allative lahnalleen lahnallensa lahnoilleen lahnoillensa essive lahnanaan lahnanansa lahnoinaan lahnoinansa translative lahnakseen lahnaksensa lahnoikseen lahnoiksensa abessive lahnattaan lahnattansa lahnoittaan lahnoittansa instructive — — comitative — lahnoineen lahnoinensa

Derived terms

• Lahnus

 

compounds

• kiiltolahna
• kutulahna
• Lahnalampi
• lahnankutu
• lahnanruoho
• merilahna

 

Further reading

• “lahna”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Ingrian

Lahna.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lahna. Cognates include Finnish lahna and Karelian lahna.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑhnɑ/, [ˈɫɑhn]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlɑhnɑ/, [ˈɫɑhnɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑhn, -ɑhnɑ
• Hyphenation: lah‧na

Noun

lahna

1. bream
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 25:

     Lohi. Lahna. Hauki.

     Salmon. Bream. Pike.

Declension

Declension of lahna (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lahna	lahnat
genitive	lahnan	lahnoin
partitive	lahnaa	lahnoja
illative	lahnaa	lahnoi
inessive	lahnaas	lahnois
elative	lahnast	lahnoist
allative	lahnalle	lahnoille
adessive	lahnaal	lahnoil
ablative	lahnalt	lahnoilt
translative	lahnaks	lahnoiks
essive	lahnanna, lahnaan	lahnoinna, lahnoin
exessive1)	lahnant	lahnoint
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.

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “лагна”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 683
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 244