luona
Dalmatian
editEtymology
editNoun
editluona f
Finnish
editEtymology
editluo + -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
editPostposition
editluona [with genitive and/or possessive form]
- (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
editIf 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
editDeclension 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
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- Dalmatian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Dalmatian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂welh₁- (wool)
- Dalmatian terms inherited from Latin
- Dalmatian terms derived from Latin
- Dalmatian lemmas
- Dalmatian nouns
- Dalmatian feminine nouns
- Finnish terms suffixed with -na (essive)
- Finnish 2-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Finnish/uonɑ
- Rhymes:Finnish/uonɑ/2 syllables
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish postpositions
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