laini

See also: lâi-nî

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from English line.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɑi̯ni/, [ˈlɑ̝i̯ni]
• Rhymes: -ɑini
• Syllabification^(key): lai‧ni

Noun

laini (slang)

1. line (verse in poetry or music; sentence of dialogue, especially in a play, movie or the like)

   Synonyms: (lyrical) säe, (dialogue) repliikki

Declension

Inflection of laini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		laini	lainit
genitive		lainin	lainien
partitive		lainia	laineja
illative		lainiin	laineihin
		singular	plural
nominative		laini	lainit
accusative	nom.	laini	lainit
	gen.	lainin
genitive		lainin	lainien
partitive		lainia	laineja
inessive		lainissa	laineissa
elative		lainista	laineista
illative		lainiin	laineihin
adessive		lainilla	laineilla
ablative		lainilta	laineilta
allative		lainille	laineille
essive		lainina	laineina
translative		lainiksi	laineiksi
abessive		lainitta	laineitta
instructive		—	lainein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of laini (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lainini lainini accusative nom. lainini lainini gen. lainini genitive lainini lainieni partitive lainiani lainejani inessive lainissani laineissani elative lainistani laineistani illative lainiini laineihini adessive lainillani laineillani ablative lainiltani laineiltani allative lainilleni laineilleni essive laininani laineinani translative lainikseni laineikseni abessive lainittani laineittani instructive — — comitative — laineineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lainisi lainisi accusative nom. lainisi lainisi gen. lainisi genitive lainisi lainiesi partitive lainiasi lainejasi inessive lainissasi laineissasi elative lainistasi laineistasi illative lainiisi laineihisi adessive lainillasi laineillasi ablative lainiltasi laineiltasi allative lainillesi laineillesi essive laininasi laineinasi translative lainiksesi laineiksesi abessive lainittasi laineittasi instructive — — comitative — laineinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lainimme lainimme accusative nom. lainimme lainimme gen. lainimme genitive lainimme lainiemme partitive lainiamme lainejamme inessive lainissamme laineissamme elative lainistamme laineistamme illative lainiimme laineihimme adessive lainillamme laineillamme ablative lainiltamme laineiltamme allative lainillemme laineillemme essive laininamme laineinamme translative lainiksemme laineiksemme abessive lainittamme laineittamme instructive — — comitative — laineinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative laininne laininne accusative nom. laininne laininne gen. laininne genitive laininne lainienne partitive lainianne lainejanne inessive lainissanne laineissanne elative lainistanne laineistanne illative lainiinne laineihinne adessive lainillanne laineillanne ablative lainiltanne laineiltanne allative lainillenne laineillenne essive laininanne laineinanne translative lainiksenne laineiksenne abessive lainittanne laineittanne instructive — — comitative — laineinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative laininsa laininsa accusative nom. laininsa laininsa gen. laininsa genitive laininsa lainiensa partitive lainiaan lainiansa lainejaan lainejansa inessive lainissaan lainissansa laineissaan laineissansa elative lainistaan lainistansa laineistaan laineistansa illative lainiinsa laineihinsa adessive lainillaan lainillansa laineillaan laineillansa ablative lainiltaan lainiltansa laineiltaan laineiltansa allative lainilleen lainillensa laineilleen laineillensa essive laininaan laininansa laineinaan laineinansa translative lainikseen lainiksensa laineikseen laineiksensa abessive lainittaan lainittansa laineittaan laineittansa instructive — — comitative — laineineen laineinensa

Anagrams

• Liina, liian, liina

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Etymology 1

From Arabic لَيِّن (layyin).

Adjective

laini (invariable)

1. smooth, soft (lacking friction, not rough)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English line.^[1]

Noun

laini (n class, plural laini)

1. queue, line
2. line
   • 2020 January 21, “Je, ni nani waliozimiwa simu Tanzania?”, in BBC News Swahili‎:

     Idadi kubwa ya watu haijasajili laini zao za simu

     A large number of people have not registered their phone lines

References

1. Batibo, Herman M. (1996) “Loanword clusters nativization rules in Tswana and Swahili: a comparative study”, in South African Journal of African Language‎, volume 16, number 2, →DOI, page 39 of 33-41

Yoruba

Etymology

From ní (“to have”) +‎ àì- (“negative prefix”) +‎ ní (“to have”), literally “without having”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lá.ì.nĩ́/

Adverb

láìní

1. without having

   Synonym: láìsí

Derived terms

• aláìní (“a person lacking/pauper”)
• aláìní bàbá (“fatherless”)
• aláìní màmá (“motherless”)