Etymology
Proto-Finnic *louna + -as, from Proto-Finno-Permic *lowna (“day, midday”). Cognates include Karelian lounat (“evening/main meal”), Veps louna, Votic lõunõd (“south, lunch”), Estonian lõuna (“south, lunch”) and Komi-Permyak лун (lun). Permic cognates have the meaning "day", whereas Baltic-Finnic cognates denote the direction where the Sun is at midday or the meal eaten at midday.
The compass point meaning was clarified in the 19th century and inverted compared to Estonian: southwest is lounas in Finnish and edel in Estonian, while south is etelä in Finnish and lõuna in Estonian. In older texts and dialects, lounas may mean either south, southwest or southeast. Compare lounatuuli (“southern wind”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlou̯nɑs/, [ˈlo̞u̯nɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -ounɑs
- Syllabification(key): lou‧nas
Noun
lounas
- southwest
- lunch
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of lounas (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) |
nominative |
lounas |
lounaat |
genitive |
lounaan |
lounaiden lounaitten |
partitive |
lounasta |
lounaita |
illative |
lounaaseen |
lounaisiin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
lounas |
lounaat |
accusative |
nom. |
lounas |
lounaat |
gen. |
lounaan |
genitive |
lounaan |
lounaiden lounaitten lounasten rare |
partitive |
lounasta |
lounaita |
inessive |
lounaassa |
lounaissa |
elative |
lounaasta |
lounaista |
illative |
lounaaseen |
lounaisiin lounaihin rare |
adessive |
lounaalla |
lounailla |
ablative |
lounaalta |
lounailta |
allative |
lounaalle |
lounaille |
essive |
lounaana |
lounaina |
translative |
lounaaksi |
lounaiksi |
abessive |
lounaatta |
lounaitta |
instructive |
— |
lounain |
comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
lounaani |
lounaani |
accusative |
nom. |
lounaani |
lounaani |
gen. |
lounaani |
genitive |
lounaani |
lounaideni lounaitteni lounasteni rare |
partitive |
lounastani |
lounaitani |
inessive |
lounaassani |
lounaissani |
elative |
lounaastani |
lounaistani |
illative |
lounaaseeni |
lounaisiini lounaihini rare |
adessive |
lounaallani |
lounaillani |
ablative |
lounaaltani |
lounailtani |
allative |
lounaalleni |
lounailleni |
essive |
lounaanani |
lounainani |
translative |
lounaakseni |
lounaikseni |
abessive |
lounaattani |
lounaittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | lounaineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
lounaasi |
lounaasi |
accusative |
nom. |
lounaasi |
lounaasi |
gen. |
lounaasi |
genitive |
lounaasi |
lounaidesi lounaittesi lounastesi rare |
partitive |
lounastasi |
lounaitasi |
inessive |
lounaassasi |
lounaissasi |
elative |
lounaastasi |
lounaistasi |
illative |
lounaaseesi |
lounaisiisi lounaihisi rare |
adessive |
lounaallasi |
lounaillasi |
ablative |
lounaaltasi |
lounailtasi |
allative |
lounaallesi |
lounaillesi |
essive |
lounaanasi |
lounainasi |
translative |
lounaaksesi |
lounaiksesi |
abessive |
lounaattasi |
lounaittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | lounainesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
lounaamme |
lounaamme |
accusative |
nom. |
lounaamme |
lounaamme |
gen. |
lounaamme |
genitive |
lounaamme |
lounaidemme lounaittemme lounastemme rare |
partitive |
lounastamme |
lounaitamme |
inessive |
lounaassamme |
lounaissamme |
elative |
lounaastamme |
lounaistamme |
illative |
lounaaseemme |
lounaisiimme lounaihimme rare |
adessive |
lounaallamme |
lounaillamme |
ablative |
lounaaltamme |
lounailtamme |
allative |
lounaallemme |
lounaillemme |
essive |
lounaanamme |
lounainamme |
translative |
lounaaksemme |
lounaiksemme |
abessive |
lounaattamme |
lounaittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | lounainemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
lounaanne |
lounaanne |
accusative |
nom. |
lounaanne |
lounaanne |
gen. |
lounaanne |
genitive |
lounaanne |
lounaidenne lounaittenne lounastenne rare |
partitive |
lounastanne |
lounaitanne |
inessive |
lounaassanne |
lounaissanne |
elative |
lounaastanne |
lounaistanne |
illative |
lounaaseenne |
lounaisiinne lounaihinne rare |
adessive |
lounaallanne |
lounaillanne |
ablative |
lounaaltanne |
lounailtanne |
allative |
lounaallenne |
lounaillenne |
essive |
lounaananne |
lounainanne |
translative |
lounaaksenne |
lounaiksenne |
abessive |
lounaattanne |
lounaittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | lounainenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
lounaansa |
lounaansa |
accusative |
nom. |
lounaansa |
lounaansa |
gen. |
lounaansa |
genitive |
lounaansa |
lounaidensa lounaittensa lounastensa rare |
partitive |
lounastaan lounastansa |
lounaitaan lounaitansa |
inessive |
lounaassaan lounaassansa |
lounaissaan lounaissansa |
elative |
lounaastaan lounaastansa |
lounaistaan lounaistansa |
illative |
lounaaseensa |
lounaisiinsa lounaihinsa rare |
adessive |
lounaallaan lounaallansa |
lounaillaan lounaillansa |
ablative |
lounaaltaan lounaaltansa |
lounailtaan lounailtansa |
allative |
lounaalleen lounaallensa |
lounailleen lounaillensa |
essive |
lounaanaan lounaanansa |
lounainaan lounainansa |
translative |
lounaakseen lounaaksensa |
lounaikseen lounaiksensa |
abessive |
lounaattaan lounaattansa |
lounaittaan lounaittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | lounaineen lounainensa |
|
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References
Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN