luona
Dalmatian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
luona f
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
luo + -na. The word uses the archaic locative case, which turned into the essive case. The locative is only in some fossilized expressions, such as this one and kotona.
Pronunciation edit
Postposition edit
luona (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)
- (static) at ('s place), chez
- Synonym: tykönä
- Yövyin Pekan luona.
- I spent the night at Pekka's (place).
- Pekka yöpyi minun luonani.
- Pekka spent the night at my place.
- (static) at, by, near, close to; in front of, outside
- Synonym: tykönä
- Tapasimme aseman luona.
- We bumped into each other by/in front of/outside the station.
Usage notes edit
If the headword is a personal pronoun, luona takes a possessive suffix, and if it is a first-person or second-person pronoun, it can then be dropped (so that only the possessive suffix marks the person).
Inflection edit
Declension of luo
|
Personal/possessive forms of luona | ||
---|---|---|
no possessor | luona | |
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | luonani | luonamme |
2nd person | luonasi | luonanne |
3rd person | luonaan luonansa |
Further reading edit
- “luona”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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