linna

See also: Linna

Estonian

Noun

linna

1. genitive singular of linn
2. partitive singular of linn
3. illative singular of linn

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *litna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlinːɑ/, [ˈlinːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -inːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): lin‧na

Noun

linna

1. castle (fortified building)
2. (colloquial) prison, jail, slammer
3. (informal, chiefly in locational cases) Synonym of Linnan juhlat.

Usage notes

Also used as a suffix in the formation of town names.

Declension

Inflection of linna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		linna	linnat
genitive		linnan	linnojen
partitive		linnaa	linnoja
illative		linnaan	linnoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		linna	linnat
accusative	nom.	linna	linnat
	gen.	linnan
genitive		linnan	linnojen linnain rare
partitive		linnaa	linnoja
inessive		linnassa	linnoissa
elative		linnasta	linnoista
illative		linnaan	linnoihin
adessive		linnalla	linnoilla
ablative		linnalta	linnoilta
allative		linnalle	linnoille
essive		linnana	linnoina
translative		linnaksi	linnoiksi
abessive		linnatta	linnoitta
instructive		—	linnoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative linnani linnani accusative nom. linnani linnani gen. linnani genitive linnani linnojeni linnaini rare partitive linnaani linnojani inessive linnassani linnoissani elative linnastani linnoistani illative linnaani linnoihini adessive linnallani linnoillani ablative linnaltani linnoiltani allative linnalleni linnoilleni essive linnanani linnoinani translative linnakseni linnoikseni abessive linnattani linnoittani instructive — — comitative — linnoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative linnasi linnasi accusative nom. linnasi linnasi gen. linnasi genitive linnasi linnojesi linnaisi rare partitive linnaasi linnojasi inessive linnassasi linnoissasi elative linnastasi linnoistasi illative linnaasi linnoihisi adessive linnallasi linnoillasi ablative linnaltasi linnoiltasi allative linnallesi linnoillesi essive linnanasi linnoinasi translative linnaksesi linnoiksesi abessive linnattasi linnoittasi instructive — — comitative — linnoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative linnamme linnamme accusative nom. linnamme linnamme gen. linnamme genitive linnamme linnojemme linnaimme rare partitive linnaamme linnojamme inessive linnassamme linnoissamme elative linnastamme linnoistamme illative linnaamme linnoihimme adessive linnallamme linnoillamme ablative linnaltamme linnoiltamme allative linnallemme linnoillemme essive linnanamme linnoinamme translative linnaksemme linnoiksemme abessive linnattamme linnoittamme instructive — — comitative — linnoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative linnanne linnanne accusative nom. linnanne linnanne gen. linnanne genitive linnanne linnojenne linnainne rare partitive linnaanne linnojanne inessive linnassanne linnoissanne elative linnastanne linnoistanne illative linnaanne linnoihinne adessive linnallanne linnoillanne ablative linnaltanne linnoiltanne allative linnallenne linnoillenne essive linnananne linnoinanne translative linnaksenne linnoiksenne abessive linnattanne linnoittanne instructive — — comitative — linnoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative linnansa linnansa accusative nom. linnansa linnansa gen. linnansa genitive linnansa linnojensa linnainsa rare partitive linnaansa linnojaan linnojansa inessive linnassaan linnassansa linnoissaan linnoissansa elative linnastaan linnastansa linnoistaan linnoistansa illative linnaansa linnoihinsa adessive linnallaan linnallansa linnoillaan linnoillansa ablative linnaltaan linnaltansa linnoiltaan linnoiltansa allative linnalleen linnallensa linnoilleen linnoillensa essive linnanaan linnanansa linnoinaan linnoinansa translative linnakseen linnaksensa linnoikseen linnoiksensa abessive linnattaan linnattansa linnoittaan linnoittansa instructive — — comitative — linnoineen linnoinensa

Derived terms

• Linnainen
• linnake
• Linnala
• Linnanen
• linnoittaa

 

compounds

• Ankkalinna
• hiekkalinna
• huvilinna
• Hämeenlinna
• Iivananlinna
• kauhulinna
• kruunulinna
• kummituslinna
• kuninkaanlinna
• laiskanlinna
• Linnainmaa
• linnakundi
• linnaleiri
• linnalääni
• linnamäki
• Linnamäki
• linnanherra
• linnanjuhlat
• linnankirkko
• linnanmuuri
• Linnanmäki
• linnanneito
• linnanpaikka
• linnanpiha
• linnanportti
• linnanrauniot
• linnanrouva
• linnansali
• linnanvouti
• linnarauha
• linnareissu
• linnavuori
• Linnavuori
• lippulinna
• lumilinna
• maurilaislinna
• muinaislinna
• Nevanlinna
• Paasilinna
• pakolinna
• pilvilinna
• pomppulinna
• presidentinlinna
• Pähkinälinna
• rauniolinna
• ritarilinna
• Sarvilinna
• sarvilinna
• Savonlinna
• Suomenlinna
• Ullanlinna
• Väinänlinna
• Äänislinna

 

Further reading

• “linna”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• nilan

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse linna, from Proto-Germanic *linnaną (“to move aside, swerve from, cease”), from Proto-Indo-European *leyh₂- (“to avoid, elude, decline, shrink away from, recede”). Cognate with English dialectal lin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlɪnːa/
• Rhymes: -ɪnːa

Verb

linna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative linnti, supine linnt)

1. (intransitive or impersonal) to stop, to abate

Conjugation

infinitive (nafnháttur)		að linna
supine (sagnbót)		linnt
present participle (lýsingarháttur nútíðar)		linnandi
	indicative (framsöguháttur)			subjunctive (viðtengingarháttur)
present (nútíð)	ég linni	við linnum	present (nútíð)	ég linni	við linnum
	þú linnir	þið linnið		þú linnir	þið linnið
	hann, hún, það linnir	þeir, þær, þau linna		hann, hún, það linni	þeir, þær, þau linni
past (þátíð)	ég linnti	við linntum	past (þátíð)	ég linnti	við linntum
	þú linntir	þið linntuð		þú linntir	þið linntuð
	hann, hún, það linnti	þeir, þær, þau linntu		hann, hún, það linnti	þeir, þær, þau linntu
imperative (boðháttur)	linn (þú)	linnið (þið)
	Forms with appended personal pronoun
	linntu	linniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

linna — active voice (germynd)

Ingrian

Linna.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, castle”). Cognates include Finnish linna (“castle”) and Estonian linn (“city”).

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlinːɑ/, [ˈlʲinː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲinːɑ/, [ˈlʲinːɑ]
• Rhymes: -inː, -inːɑ
• Hyphenation: lin‧na

Noun

linna

1. town, city
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 47:

     Seel kasvaat meijen linnat nooret.

     There our young cities grow.

   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Möö tovarişşanka jo aikaa laatisimma pioneeroille, kummat seisoit laageriis ei etähääl meijen linnast.

     For a long time, a comrade and I wanted to go to the pioneers, that were camping not far from our city.

Declension

Declension of linna (type 3/kana, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	linna	linnat
genitive	linnan	linnoin
partitive	linnaa	linnoja
illative	linnaa	linnoi
inessive	linnaas	linnois
elative	linnast	linnoist
allative	linnalle	linnoille
adessive	linnaal	linnoil
ablative	linnalt	linnoilt
translative	linnaks	linnoiks
essive	linnanna, linnaan	linnoinna, linnoin
exessive1)	linnant	linnoint
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.

Derived terms

• linnakko
• linnalain
• päälinna

 

References

• Fedor Tumansky (1790) “линна”, 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 685
• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 14
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 267
• Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 72

Karelian

Regional variants of linna

North Karelian (Viena)	linna
South Karelian (Tver)	linna

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *litna (“town, castle”). Cognates include Finnish linna (“castle”) and Estonian linn (“city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlʲinːɑ/
• Hyphenation: lin‧na

Noun

linna (genitive linnan, partitive linnua)

1. town, city
2. (dated) castle, fortress

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of linna (type 4/kala, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	linna	linnat
genitive	linnan	linnojen
partitive	linnua	linnoja
illative	linnah	linnoih
inessive	linnašša	linnoissa
elative	linnašta	linnoista
adessive	linnalla	linnoilla
ablative	linnalta	linnoilta
translative	linnakši	linnoiksi
essive	linnana	linnoina
comitative	—	linnoineh
abessive	linnatta	linnoitta

Tver Karelian declension of linna (type 4/kala no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	linna	linnat
genitive	linnan	linnoin
partitive	linnua	linnoida
illative	linnah	linnoih
inessive	linnašša	linnoissa
elative	linnašta	linnoista
adessive	linnalla	linnoilla
ablative	linnalda	linnoilda
translative	linnakši	linnoiksi
essive	linnana	linnoina
comitative	linnanke	linnoinke
abessive	linnatta	linnoitta

Possessive forms of linna
1st person	linnani
2nd person	linnaš
3rd person	linnah
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

• P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “linna”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
• A. V. Punzhina (1994) “linna”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
• Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “linna”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎, Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Latin

Etymology

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Noun

linna f (genitive linnae); first declension

1. A kind of garment typical of Gauls

Declension

First-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	linna	linnae
Genitive	linnae	linnārum
Dative	linnae	linnīs
Accusative	linnam	linnās
Ablative	linnā	linnīs
Vocative	linna	linnae

References

• linna in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old Norse

Noun

linna

1. accusative/genitive plural of linnr

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin ligna, plural of lignum, from Proto-Indo-European *leǵ-no- (“that which is collected”), from *leǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlinna/

Noun

linna m (plural linnas)

1. wood